Periodic Table/Phosphorus/²⁶P

← 25P27P →

²⁶P

Phosphorus-26

Radioactive· Half-life: 43.6 ms

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

15

Neutrons (N)

11

Mass Number (A)

26

Atomic Mass

26.011780AMU

Spin / Parity

3

Binding E/A

6.903keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

43.6 ms

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

β⁺

100.0%

β⁺p

35.1%

2p

2.0%

Decay Chain

²⁶PPhosphorus43.6 ms

β⁺100.0%

β⁺p²⁵Al35.1%

2p²⁴Al1.99%

²⁶SiSilicon2.25 s

β⁺100.0%

²⁶AlAluminum717 ky

β⁺100.0%

²⁶MgMagnesiumSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Phosphorus

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

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