Appendix E: Half-lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes (Originally from OpenStax Chemistry)
| Half-Lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isotope | Half-Life[1] | Type of Emission[2] | Isotope | Half-Life[3] | Type of Emission[4] |
| $latex _6^{14}\text{C}$ | 5730 y | $latex ({\beta}-)$ | $latex _{83}^{210}\text{Bi}$ | 5.01 d | $latex ({\beta}-)$ |
| $latex _7^{13}\text{N}$ | 9.97 m | $latex ({\beta}+)$ | $latex _{83}^{212}\text{Bi}$ | 60.55 m | $latex ({\alpha}\;\text{or}\;{\beta}-)$ |
| $latex _9^{15}\text{F}$ | 4.1 × 10−22 s | $latex (p)$ | $latex _{84}^{210}\text{Po}$ | 138.4 d | $latex ({\alpha})$ |
| $latex _{11}^{24}\text{Na}$ | 15.00 h | $latex ({\beta}-)$ | $latex _{84}^{212}\text{Po}$ | 3 × 10−7 s | $latex ({\alpha})$ |
