Physics:Isotopes of boron
10B content may be as low as 19.1% and as high as 20.3% in natural samples. 11B is the remainder in such cases.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standard atomic weight Ar, standard(B) |
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Boron (5B) naturally occurs as isotopes The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. and The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist., the latter of which makes up about 80% of natural boron. There are 13 radioisotopes that have been discovered, with mass numbers from 7 to 21, all with short half-lives, the longest being that of The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist., with a half-life of only 771.9(9) ms and The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. with a half-life of 20.20(2) ms. All other isotopes have half-lives shorter than 17.35 ms. Those isotopes with mass below 10 decay into helium via short-lived isotopes of beryllium while those with mass above 11 mostly become carbon.
List of isotopes
Template:Isotope table discovery
|-id=Boron-7
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center" | 2
| 7.029712(27)
| style="text-align:center" | 1967
| 570(14) ys
[801(20) keV]
| p
| The element Chemistry:Beryllium does not exist.[n 1]
| (3/2−)
|
|
|-
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[n 2][n 3]
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center" | 3
| 8.0246073(11)
| style="text-align:center" | 1950
| 771.9(9) ms
| β+
| The element Chemistry:Be does not exist.[n 4]
| 2+
|
|
|-id=Boron-9
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center" | 4
| 9.0133296(10)
| style="text-align:center" | 1940
| 800(300) zs
| p
| | The element Chemistry:Beryllium does not exist.[n 5]
| 3/2−
|
|
|-
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[n 6]
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| 10.012936862(16)
| style="text-align:center" | 1920
| colspan=3 align=center|Stable
| 3+
| colspan=2 align=center|[0.189, 0.204][4]
|-id=Boron-11
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| style="text-align:center" | 5
| style="text-align:center" | 6
| 11.009305167(13)
| style="text-align:center" | 1920
| colspan=3 align=center|Stable
| 3/2−
| colspan=2 align=center|[0.796, 0.811][4]
|-id=Boron-12
| rowspan=2|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 5
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 7
| rowspan=2|12.0143526(14)
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 1935
| rowspan=2|20.20(2) ms
| β− (99.40(2)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=2|1+
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β−α (0.60(2)%)
| The element Chemistry:Beryllium does not exist.[n 7]
|-id=Boron-13
| rowspan=2|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 5
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 8
| rowspan=2|13.0177800(11)
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 1956
| rowspan=2|17.16(18) ms
| β− (99.734(36)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=2|3/2−
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β−n (0.266(36)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-id=Boron-14
| rowspan=3|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 5
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 9
| rowspan=3|14.025404(23)
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 1966
| rowspan=3|12.36(29) ms
| β− (93.96(23)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=3|2−
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−n (6.04(23)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−2n ?[n 8]
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist. ?
|-id=Boron-15
| rowspan=3|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 5
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 10
| rowspan=3|15.031087(23)
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 1966
| rowspan=3|10.18(35) ms
| β−n (98.7(1.0)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=3|3/2−
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β− (< 1.3%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−2n (< 1.5%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-id=Boron-16
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| style=text-align:center | 5
| style=text-align:center | 11
| 16.039841(26)
| style=text-align:center | 2000
| > 4.6 zs
| n ?[n 8]
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. ?
| 0−
|
|
|-id=Boron-17
| rowspan=5|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[n 9]
| rowspan=5 style=text-align:center | 5
| rowspan=5 style=text-align:center | 12
| rowspan=5|17.04693(22)
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1973
| rowspan=5|5.08(5) ms
| β−n (63(1)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=5|(3/2−)
| rowspan=5|
| rowspan=5|
|-
| β− (21.1(2.4)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−2n (12(2)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−3n (3.5(7)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−4n (0.4(3)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-id=Boron-18
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| style=text-align:center | 5
| style=text-align:center | 13
| 18.05560(22)
| style=text-align:center | 2010
| < 26 ns
| n
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| (2−)
|
|
|-id=Boron-19
| rowspan=4|The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[n 10]
| rowspan=4 style=text-align:center | 5
| rowspan=4 style=text-align:center | 14
| rowspan=4|19.06417(56)
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | 1984
| rowspan=4|2.92(13) ms
| β−n (71(9)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
| rowspan=4|(3/2−)
| rowspan=4|
| rowspan=4|
|-
| β−2n (17(5)%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β−3n (< 9.1%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-
| β− (> 2.9%)
| The element Chemistry:Carbon does not exist.
|-id=Boron-20
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[5]
| style=text-align:center | 5
| style=text-align:center | 15
| 20.07451(59)
| style=text-align:center | 2018
| > 912.4 ys
| n
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| (1−, 2−)
|
|
|-id=Boron-21
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.[5]
| style=text-align:center | 5
| style=text-align:center | 16
| 21.08415(60)
| style=text-align:center | 2018
| > 760 ys
| 2n
| The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist.
| (3/2−)
|
|
|}
- ↑ Subsequently decays by double proton emission to The element Chemistry:Helium does not exist. for a net reaction of The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. → The element Chemistry:Helium does not exist. + 3 The element Chemistry:Hydrogen does not exist.
- ↑ Has 1 halo proton
- ↑ Intermediate product of a branch of proton–proton chain in stellar nucleosynthesis as part of the process converting hydrogen to helium
- ↑ Immediately decays into two α particles, for a net reaction of The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. → 2 The element Chemistry:Helium does not exist. + e+
- ↑ Immediately decays into two α particles, for a net reaction of The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. → 2 The element Chemistry:Helium does not exist. + The element Chemistry:Hydrogen does not exist.
- ↑ One of the few stable odd-odd nuclei
- ↑ Immediately decays into two α particles, for a net reaction of The element Chemistry:Boron does not exist. → 3 The element Chemistry:Helium does not exist. + e−
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Decay mode shown is energetically allowed, but has not been experimentally observed to occur in this nuclide.
- ↑ Has 2 halo neutrons
- ↑ Has 4 halo neutrons
Boron-8
Boron-8 is an isotope of boron that undergoes β+ decay to beryllium-8 with a half-life of 771.9(9) ms. It is the strongest candidate for a halo nucleus with a loosely-bound proton, in contrast to neutron halo nuclei such as lithium-11.[6]
Although boron-8 beta decay neutrinos from the Sun make up only about 80 ppm of the total solar neutrino flux, they have a higher energy centered around 10 MeV,[7] and are an important background to dark matter direct detection experiments.[8] They are the first component of the neutrino floor that dark matter direct detection experiments are expected to eventually encounter.
Applications
Boron-10
Boron-10 is used in boron neutron capture therapy as an experimental treatment of some brain cancers.
See also
Daughter products other than boron
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions for All Elements". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Compositions/stand_alone.pl. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ Szegedi, S.; Váradi, M.; Buczkó, Cs. M.; Várnagy, M.; Sztaricskai, T. (1990). "Determination of boron in glass by neutron transmission method". Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 146 (3): 177. doi:10.1007/BF02165219.
- ↑ Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; Berglund, Michael; Brand, Willi A.; De Bièvre, Paul; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Irrgeher, Johanna et al. (2016). "Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry 88 (3): 265–91. doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0305.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Atomic Weight of Boron". https://ciaaw.org/boron.htm.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leblond, S. (2018). "First observation of 20B and 21B". Physical Review Letters 121 (26): 262502–1–262502–6. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.262502. PMID 30636115.
- ↑ Maaß, Bernhard; Müller, Peter; Nörtershäuser, Wilfried; Clark, Jason; Gorges, Christian; Kaufmann, Simon; König, Kristian; Krämer, Jörg et al. (November 2017). "Towards laser spectroscopy of the proton-halo candidate boron-8". Hyperfine Interactions 238 (1): 25. doi:10.1007/s10751-017-1399-5. Bibcode: 2017HyInt.238...25M.
- ↑ Bellerive, A. (2004). "Review of solar neutrino experiments". International Journal of Modern Physics A 19 (8): 1167–1179. doi:10.1142/S0217751X04019093. Bibcode: 2004IJMPA..19.1167B.
- ↑ Cerdeno, David G.; Fairbairn, Malcolm; Jubb, Thomas; Machado, Pedro; Vincent, Aaron C.; Boehm, Celine (2016). "Physics from solar neutrinos in dark matter direct detection experiments". JHEP 2016 (5): 118. doi:10.1007/JHEP05(2016)118. Bibcode: 2016JHEP...05..118C.
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