Periodic Table/Plutonium/²²⁶Pu

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²²⁶Pu

Plutonium-226

Radioactive

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

94

Neutrons (N)

132

Mass Number (A)

226

Atomic Mass

226.038250AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.376keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

Unknown

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

α

SF

Decay Chain

²²⁶PuPlutonium?

α

²²²UUranium4.70 μs

α100.0%

β⁺²²²Pa

²¹⁸ThThorium122 ns

α100.0%

²¹⁴RaRadium2.44 s

α99.9%

β⁺²¹⁴Fr0.06%

²¹⁰RnRadon2.40 h

α96.0%

β⁺²¹⁰At

²⁰⁶PoPolonium8.80 d

β⁺94.5%

α²⁰²Pb5.45%

²⁰⁶BiBismuth6.24 d

β⁺100.0%

²⁰⁶PbLeadSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Plutonium

221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247

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