{"id":1347,"date":"2017-12-22T11:12:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T16:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/introductorygeneralphysics2phys1207\/?post_type=back-matter&p=1347"},"modified":"2019-12-01T00:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T05:26:38","slug":"appendix-g-half-lives","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/introductorygeneralphysics2phys1207\/back-matter\/appendix-g-half-lives\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix G Half-Lives","rendered":"Appendix G Half-Lives"},"content":{"raw":"This was originally from the 1st Canadian Edition of College Chemistry which is also based on Open Stax College Chemistry [latexpage]\r\n\r\nPlease note that y = years, d = days, h = hours, m = minutes and s = seconds, E.C. = electron capture, S.F. = spontaneous fission\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Half-Lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Isotope<\/th>\r\nHalf-Life<\/th>\r\nType of Emission<\/th>\r\nIsotope<\/th>\r\nHalf-Life<\/th>\r\nType of Emission<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
$latex _6^{14}\\text{C}$<\/td>\r\n5730 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{83}^{210}\\text{Bi}$<\/td>\r\n5.01 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _7^{13}\\text{N}$<\/td>\r\n9.97 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b2+<\/td>\r\n$latex _{83}^{212}\\text{Bi}$<\/td>\r\n60.55 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b1 or\u00a0\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _9^{15}\\text{F}$<\/td>\r\n4.1 \u00d7 10\u221222<\/sup> s<\/td>\r\n$latex (p)$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{84}^{210}\\text{Po}$<\/td>\r\n138.4 d<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{11}^{24}\\text{Na}$<\/td>\r\n15.00 h<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{84}^{212}\\text{Po}$<\/td>\r\n3 \u00d7 10\u22127<\/sup> s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{15}^{32}\\text{P}$<\/td>\r\n14.29 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{84}^{216}\\text{Po}$<\/td>\r\n0.15 s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{19}^{40}\\text{K}$<\/td>\r\n1.27 \u00d7 109<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\beta}\\;\\text{or}\\;E.C.)$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{84}^{218}\\text{Po}$<\/td>\r\n3.05 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{26}^{49}\\text{Fe}$<\/td>\r\n0.08 s<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\beta}+)$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{85}^{215}\\text{At}$<\/td>\r\n1.0 \u00d7 10\u22124<\/sup> s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{26}^{60}\\text{Fe}$<\/td>\r\n2.6 \u00d7 106<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{85}^{218}\\text{At}$<\/td>\r\n1.6 s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{27}^{60}\\text{Co}$<\/td>\r\n5.27 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{86}^{220}\\text{Rn}$<\/td>\r\n55.6 s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{37}^{87}\\text{Rb}$<\/td>\r\n4.7 \u00d7 1010<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{86}^{222}\\text{Rn}$<\/td>\r\n3.82 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{38}^{90}\\text{Sr}$<\/td>\r\n29 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{88}^{224}\\text{Ra}$<\/td>\r\n3.66 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{49}^{115}\\text{In}$<\/td>\r\n5.1 \u00d7 1015<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{88}^{226}\\text{Ra}$<\/td>\r\n1600 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{53}^{131}\\text{I}$<\/td>\r\n8.040 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{88}^{228}\\text{Ra}$<\/td>\r\n5.75 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{58}^{142}\\text{Ce}$<\/td>\r\n5 \u00d7 1015<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n$latex _{89}^{228}\\text{Ac}$<\/td>\r\n6.13 h<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{81}^{208}\\text{Tl}$<\/td>\r\n3.07 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{90}^{228}\\text{Th}$<\/td>\r\n1.913 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{82}^{210}\\text{Pb}$<\/td>\r\n22.3 y<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{90}^{232}\\text{Th}$<\/td>\r\n1.4 \u00d7 1010<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{82}^{212}\\text{Pb}$<\/td>\r\n10.6 h<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{90}^{233}\\text{Th}$<\/td>\r\n22 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{82}^{214}\\text{Pb}$<\/td>\r\n26.8 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{90}^{234}\\text{Th}$<\/td>\r\n24.10 d24.10 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{83}^{206}\\text{Bi}$<\/td>\r\n6.243 d<\/td>\r\n$latex (E.C.)$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{91}^{233}\\text{Pa}$<\/td>\r\n27 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{92}^{233}\\text{U}$<\/td>\r\n1.59 \u00d7 105<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{96}^{242}\\text{Cm}$<\/td>\r\n162.8 d<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{92}^{234}\\text{U}$<\/td>\r\n2.45 \u00d7 105<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{97}^{243}\\text{Bk}$<\/td>\r\n4.5 h<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;E.C.)$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{92}^{235}\\text{U}$<\/td>\r\n7.03 \u00d7 108<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n$latex _{99}^{253}\\text{Es}$<\/td>\r\n20.47 d<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{92}^{238}\\text{U}$<\/td>\r\n4.47 \u00d7 109<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n$latex _{100}^{254}\\text{Fm}$<\/td>\r\n3.24 h<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;S.F.)$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{92}^{239}\\text{U}$<\/td>\r\n23.54 m<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{100}^{255}\\text{Fm}$<\/td>\r\n20.1 h<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{93}^{239}\\text{Np}$<\/td>\r\n2.3 d<\/td>\r\n\u03b2-<\/td>\r\n$latex _{101}^{256}\\text{Md}$<\/td>\r\n76 m<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;E.C.)$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{94}^{239}\\text{Pu}$<\/td>\r\n2.407 \u00d7 104<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n$latex _{102}^{254}\\text{No}$<\/td>\r\n55 s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{94}^{239}\\text{Pu}$<\/td>\r\n6.54 \u00d7 103<\/sup> y<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n$latex _{103}^{257}\\text{Lr}$<\/td>\r\n0.65 s<\/td>\r\n\u03b1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{94}^{241}\\text{Pu}$<\/td>\r\n14.4 y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;{\\beta}-)$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{105}^{260}\\text{Ha}$<\/td>\r\n1.5 s<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;S.F.)$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
$latex _{95}^{241}\\text{Am}$<\/td>\r\n432.2 y<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha})$<\/td>\r\n$latex _{106}^{263}\\text{Sg}$<\/td>\r\n0.8 s<\/td>\r\n$latex ({\\alpha}\\;\\text{or}\\;S.F.)$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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This was originally from the 1st Canadian Edition of College Chemistry which is also based on Open Stax College Chemistry <\/p>\n

Please note that y = years, d = days, h = hours, m = minutes and s = seconds, E.C. = electron capture, S.F. = spontaneous fission<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Half-Lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Isotope<\/th>\nHalf-Life<\/th>\nType of Emission<\/th>\nIsotope<\/th>\nHalf-Life<\/th>\nType of Emission<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\"_6^{14}\text{C}\"<\/td>\n5730 y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{83}^{210}\text{Bi}\"<\/td>\n5.01 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_7^{13}\text{N}\"<\/td>\n9.97 m<\/td>\n\u03b2+<\/td>\n\"_{83}^{212}\text{Bi}\"<\/td>\n60.55 m<\/td>\n\u03b1 or\u00a0\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_9^{15}\text{F}\"<\/td>\n4.1 \u00d7 10\u221222<\/sup> s<\/td>\n\"(p)\"<\/td>\n\"_{84}^{210}\text{Po}\"<\/td>\n138.4 d<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{11}^{24}\text{Na}\"<\/td>\n15.00 h<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{84}^{212}\text{Po}\"<\/td>\n3 \u00d7 10\u22127<\/sup> s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{15}^{32}\text{P}\"<\/td>\n14.29 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{84}^{216}\text{Po}\"<\/td>\n0.15 s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{19}^{40}\text{K}\"<\/td>\n1.27 \u00d7 109<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\"({\beta}\;\text{or}\;E.C.)\"<\/td>\n\"_{84}^{218}\text{Po}\"<\/td>\n3.05 m<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{26}^{49}\text{Fe}\"<\/td>\n0.08 s<\/td>\n\"({\beta}+)\"<\/td>\n\"_{85}^{215}\text{At}\"<\/td>\n1.0 \u00d7 10\u22124<\/sup> s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{26}^{60}\text{Fe}\"<\/td>\n2.6 \u00d7 106<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{85}^{218}\text{At}\"<\/td>\n1.6 s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{27}^{60}\text{Co}\"<\/td>\n5.27 y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{86}^{220}\text{Rn}\"<\/td>\n55.6 s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{37}^{87}\text{Rb}\"<\/td>\n4.7 \u00d7 1010<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{86}^{222}\text{Rn}\"<\/td>\n3.82 d<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{38}^{90}\text{Sr}\"<\/td>\n29 y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{88}^{224}\text{Ra}\"<\/td>\n3.66 d<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{49}^{115}\text{In}\"<\/td>\n5.1 \u00d7 1015<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{88}^{226}\text{Ra}\"<\/td>\n1600 y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{53}^{131}\text{I}\"<\/td>\n8.040 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{88}^{228}\text{Ra}\"<\/td>\n5.75 y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{58}^{142}\text{Ce}\"<\/td>\n5 \u00d7 1015<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n\"_{89}^{228}\text{Ac}\"<\/td>\n6.13 h<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{81}^{208}\text{Tl}\"<\/td>\n3.07 m<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{90}^{228}\text{Th}\"<\/td>\n1.913 y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{82}^{210}\text{Pb}\"<\/td>\n22.3 y<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{90}^{232}\text{Th}\"<\/td>\n1.4 \u00d7 1010<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{82}^{212}\text{Pb}\"<\/td>\n10.6 h<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{90}^{233}\text{Th}\"<\/td>\n22 m<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{82}^{214}\text{Pb}\"<\/td>\n26.8 m<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{90}^{234}\text{Th}\"<\/td>\n24.10 d24.10 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{83}^{206}\text{Bi}\"<\/td>\n6.243 d<\/td>\n\"(E.C.)\"<\/td>\n\"_{91}^{233}\text{Pa}\"<\/td>\n27 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{92}^{233}\text{U}\"<\/td>\n1.59 \u00d7 105<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n\"_{96}^{242}\text{Cm}\"<\/td>\n162.8 d<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{92}^{234}\text{U}\"<\/td>\n2.45 \u00d7 105<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n\"_{97}^{243}\text{Bk}\"<\/td>\n4.5 h<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;E.C.)\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{92}^{235}\text{U}\"<\/td>\n7.03 \u00d7 108<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n\"_{99}^{253}\text{Es}\"<\/td>\n20.47 d<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{92}^{238}\text{U}\"<\/td>\n4.47 \u00d7 109<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n\"_{100}^{254}\text{Fm}\"<\/td>\n3.24 h<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;S.F.)\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{92}^{239}\text{U}\"<\/td>\n23.54 m<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{100}^{255}\text{Fm}\"<\/td>\n20.1 h<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{93}^{239}\text{Np}\"<\/td>\n2.3 d<\/td>\n\u03b2-<\/td>\n\"_{101}^{256}\text{Md}\"<\/td>\n76 m<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;E.C.)\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{94}^{239}\text{Pu}\"<\/td>\n2.407 \u00d7 104<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n\"_{102}^{254}\text{No}\"<\/td>\n55 s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{94}^{239}\text{Pu}\"<\/td>\n6.54 \u00d7 103<\/sup> y<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n\"_{103}^{257}\text{Lr}\"<\/td>\n0.65 s<\/td>\n\u03b1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{94}^{241}\text{Pu}\"<\/td>\n14.4 y<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;{\beta}-)\"<\/td>\n\"_{105}^{260}\text{Ha}\"<\/td>\n1.5 s<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;S.F.)\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"_{95}^{241}\text{Am}\"<\/td>\n432.2 y<\/td>\n\"({\alpha})\"<\/td>\n\"_{106}^{263}\text{Sg}\"<\/td>\n0.8 s<\/td>\n\"({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;S.F.)\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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