Periodic Table/Tantalum/¹⁶²Ta

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¹⁶²Ta

Tantalum-162

Radioactive· Half-life: 3.57 s

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

73

Neutrons (N)

89

Mass Number (A)

162

Atomic Mass

161.957293AMU

Spin / Parity

3-

Binding E/A

7.734keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

3.57 s

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

β⁺

99.9%

α

0.1%

Decay Chain

¹⁶²TaTantalum3.57 s

β⁺99.9%

α¹⁵⁸Lu0.07%

¹⁶²HfHafnium39.4 s

β⁺100.0%

α¹⁵⁸Yb0.01%

¹⁶²LuLutetium1.37 min

β⁺100.0%

¹⁶²YbYtterbium18.9 min

β⁺100.0%

¹⁶²TmThulium21.7 min

β⁺100.0%

¹⁶²ErErbiumSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Tantalum

155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194

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