Periodic Table/Uranium/²⁴⁰U

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²⁴⁰U

Uranium-240

Radioactive· Half-life: 14.1 h

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

92

Neutrons (N)

148

Mass Number (A)

240

Atomic Mass

240.056592AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.356keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

14.1 h

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

β⁻

100.0%

α

Decay Chain

²⁴⁰UUranium14.1 h

β⁻100.0%

α²³⁶Th

²⁴⁰NpNeptunium1.03 h

β⁻100.0%

²⁴⁰PuPlutonium6.56 ky

α100.0%

34Si²⁰⁶Hg1.30%

²³⁶UUranium23.4 My

α100.0%

²³²ThThorium14.0 Gy

α100.0%

26Ne²⁰⁶Hg2.78%

2β⁻²³²U

²²⁸RaRadium5.75 y

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸AcActinium6.15 h

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸ThThorium1.91 y

α100.0%

20O²⁰⁸Pb1.13%

²²⁴RaRadium3.63 d

α100.0%

¹⁴C²¹⁰Pb4.00%

²²⁰RnRadon55.6 s

α100.0%

2β⁻²²⁰Ra

²¹⁶PoPolonium144 ms

α100.0%

2β⁻²¹⁶Rn

²¹²PbLead10.6 h

β⁻100.0%

²¹²BiBismuth1.01 h

β⁻64.1%

α²⁰⁸Tl35.9%

β⁻α²⁰⁸Pb0.01%

²¹²PoPolonium294 ns

α100.0%

²⁰⁸PbLeadSTABLE

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

Other Isotopes of Uranium

215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243

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