Isotope: Niobium-117
General data
| Element name | Niobium |
|---|---|
| Chemical symbol | Nb |
| Atomic number Z | 41 |
| Isotope name (symbol) | Niobium-117 (Nb-117) |
| Neutron number N | 76 |
| Mass number A=Z+N | 117 |
Ground state
| Half-life | unknown |
|---|
Decay branches
β⁻ 100% β⁻n β⁻2nIsomers
no isomers in the NNDC data
No half-life data - simulation unavailable.
Produced by decay of
NNDC data contain no decay that leads to this isotope.
Many isotopes are also produced, often mainly, in nuclear reactions (e.g. Co-60 from Co-59 by neutron capture, C-14 from nitrogen-14 in the atmosphere) and in fission (e.g. Cs-137, I-131) - those routes are not listed here.
Radioactive decay series
- Niobium-117 unknown
- Molybdenum-117 22 ms
- Technetium-117 45 ms
- Ruthenium-117 152 ms
- Rhodium-117 420 ms · 97.6%
- Palladium-117 4.3 s · 90.2%
- Silver-117 72.8 s · 90.2%
- Cadmium-117 2.503 h · 90.2%
- Indium-117 43.2 min · 90.2%
- Tin-117 stable · 90.2%
- Rhodium-116 690 ms · 2.4%
- Palladium-116 11.7 s · 9.8%
- Silver-116 3.83 min · 9.8%
- Cadmium-116 2.68×10¹⁹ a · 9.8%
- Tin-116 stable · 9.8%
- Palladium-115 25 s · 0.05%
- Silver-115 20.0 min · 0.05%
- Cadmium-115 53.40 h · 0.05%
- Indium-115 4.4×10¹⁴ a · 0.05%
- Tin-115 stable · 0.05%
Decay notation
| Notation | Name | On the chart | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| α | alpha decay | Alpha decay is the emission of a helium nucleus (2 protons + 2 neutrons): Z−2, A−4. | |
| β⁻, 2β⁻ | beta-minus decay | In beta-minus decay a neutron turns into a proton and the nucleus emits an electron: Z+1, A unchanged. 2β⁻ is double beta decay. | |
| EC, EC/β⁺ | electron capture / beta-plus decay | A proton turns into a neutron: the nucleus captures a shell electron (EC) or emits a positron (β⁺): Z−1, A unchanged. | |
| p, 2p, 3p | proton emission | Proton emission is the ejection of a proton from the nucleus: Z−1, A−1. 2p, 3p - two, three protons. | |
| n, 2n…4n | neutron emission | Neutron emission is the ejection of a neutron from the nucleus: A−1, Z unchanged. 2n…4n - several neutrons. | |
| ¹⁴C, ²⁴Ne… | cluster emission | Cluster emission is the ejection of a light nucleus, e.g. ¹⁴C, ²⁰O, ²⁴Ne, ²⁸Mg, ³⁴Si. It is a very rare transformation. | |
| IT | isomeric transition | An isomeric transition takes a nucleus from an excited state (an isomer, e.g. Pa-234m) to the ground state, usually emitting a γ photon: Z and A unchanged. | |
| β⁻n, ECp, ECα… | delayed emission | Delayed emission is the emission of a particle (n, p or α) right after β⁻ decay or electron capture. The arrow has the colour of the emitted particle and its label shows the transformation, e.g. “β⁻n 63%”. | |
| SF | spontaneous fission | no arrow | Spontaneous fission is the splitting of a nucleus into two fragments of random masses. There is no single daughter, so the chart shows no arrow - it is listed in the decay branches and in the tile tooltip. |
Data sources
- NNDC Wallet Cards 2023 - Data as of 15 October 2024 - licence: Public domain