Periodic Table/Curium/²³⁴Cm

← 233Cm235Cm →

²³⁴Cm

Curium-234

Radioactive· Half-life: 52.0 s

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

96

Neutrons (N)

138

Mass Number (A)

234

Atomic Mass

234.050159AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.341keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

52.0 s

Decay Modesoverview · half-life · α · β⁻ · β⁺

β⁺

71.0%

α

27.0%

SF

2.0%

Decay Chain

²³⁴CmCurium52.0 s

β⁺71.0%

α²³⁰Pu27.0%

²³⁴AmAmericium2.32 min

β⁺100.0%

α²³⁰Np0.04%

²³⁴PuPlutonium8.80 h

EC94.0%

α²³⁰U6.00%

²³⁴NpNeptunium4.40 d

β⁺100.0%

²³⁴UUranium246 ky

α100.0%

26Ne²⁰⁸Pb9.00%

28Mg²⁰⁶Hg1.40%

²³⁰ThThorium75.4 ky

α100.0%

24Ne²⁰⁶Hg5.80%

²²⁶RaRadium1.60 ky

α100.0%

¹⁴C²¹²Pb2.60%

2β⁻²²⁶Th

²²²RnRadon3.82 d

α100.0%

²¹⁸PoPolonium3.10 min

α100.0%

β⁻²¹⁸At0.02%

²¹⁴PbLead27.1 min

β⁻100.0%

²¹⁴BiBismuth19.9 min

β⁻100.0%

α²¹⁰Tl0.02%

β⁻α²¹⁰Pb0.00%

²¹⁴PoPolonium163 μs

α100.0%

²¹⁰PbLead22.2 y

β⁻100.0%

α²⁰⁶Hg1.90%

²¹⁰BiBismuth5.01 d

β⁻100.0%

α²⁰⁶Tl13.2%

²¹⁰PoPolonium138 d

α100.0%

²⁰⁶PbLeadSTABLE

16-step decay chain → stable · Primary path shown · branching ratios indicated

Other Isotopes of Curium

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