Periodic Table/Plutonium/²³⁴Pu

← 233Pu235Pu →

²³⁴Pu

Plutonium-234

Radioactive· Half-life: 8.80 h

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

94

Neutrons (N)

140

Mass Number (A)

234

Atomic Mass

234.043317AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.379keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

8.80 h

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

EC

94.0%

α

6.0%

Decay Chain

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

14-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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