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Nuclides / Isotopes

Nuc-
lide
Atomic
Mass
NNAbun
%
SpinHalf LifeDMDTBR
%
Decay
Energy
(MeV)
Ra202 114Syn0+0.7msα   
Ra203 115Syn3/2-1msα   
Ra204204.006116Syn0+59msαRn200 7.650
Ra205205.006117Syn3/2-210msαRn201 7.510
 210ms εFr205 7.000
Ra206206.004118Syn0+0.24sαRn202~1007.416
Ra207207.004119Syn2-, 3/2-1.3sαRn203~907.270
 1.3s εFr207~106.400
meta state 0.470MeVSyn13/2+55msITRa207850.470
 55msαRn203157.740
 55ms εFr207~0.356.870
Ra208208.002120Syn0+1.3sαRn204957.273
 1.3s εFr20854.330
Ra209209.002121Syn5/2-4.6sαRn205~907.150
 4.6s εFr209~105.610
Ra210:210.000122Syn0+3.7sαRn206~967.157
 3.7s εFr210~43.770
Ra211211.0009123Syn5/2-13sαRn207>937.046
 13s εFr211<75.000
Ra212211.9998124Syn0+13sαRn208~907.032
 13s εFr212~153.350
Ra213213.0003125Syn1/2-2.74mαRn209806.859
 2.74m εFr213203.880
meta state 1.770MeVSyn 2.1msIT ~991.770
 2.1msαRn209~18.629
Ra214214.126Syn0+2.46sαRn21099.947.273
 2.46s εFr2140.061.059
Ra215215.0027127Syn9/2+1.59msαRn211 8.864
Ra216216.0035128Syn0+182ns εFr216<1.0E -80.308
 182nsαRn212 9.526
meta state 1.507MeVSyn6+<0.2nsαRn2120.5811.034
meta state 1.711MeVSyn8+1.42nsαRn2121.8611.237
meta state 2.026MeVSyn10+0.6nsαRn2120.1211.552
Ra217217.0063129Syn9/2+1.6usαRn213 9.161
Ra218218.0071130Syn0+25.6usαRn214 8.546
Ra219219.0101131Syn7/2+10msαRn215 8.130
Ra220220.011132Syn0+18msαRn216 7.595
Ra221221.0139133Syn5/2+28sαRn217 6.886
Ra222222.0154134Syn0+38sαRn218 6.681
Ra223223.0185135Syn3/2+11.435dαRn219 5.979
Ra224224.0202136Syn0+3.66dαRn220 5.789
Ra225225.0236137Syn1/2+14.9d β-Ac225 0.357
Ra226226.0254138 0+1600yαRn222 4.871
Ra227227.0292139Syn3/2+42.2m β-Ac227 1.325
Ra228228.0311140Syn0+5.75y β-Ac228 0.046
Ra229229.0348141Syn5/2+4m β-Ac229 1.760
Ra230230.0371142Syn0+93m β-Ac230 0.990
Ra231231.041143Syn7/2-, 1/2+103s β-Ac231  
Ra232232.044144Syn0+250s β-Ac232  
Ra233233.048145Syn 30s β-Ac233  
Ra234234.051146Syn0+30s β-Ac234  
NuclidePotential Parent Nuclides
Ra202None known
Ra203None known
Ra204None known
Ra205None known
Ra206None known
Ra207Ra207m (Syn)
meta state 0.470MeVNone known
Ra208Th212 (Syn)
Ra209Ac209 (Syn) Th213 (Syn)
Ra210Ac210 (Syn) Th214 (Syn)
Ra211Th215 (Syn)
Ra212Ac212 (Syn) Th216 (Syn) Th216m (Syn)
Ra213Th217 (Syn)
meta state 1.770MeVNone known
Ra214Ac214 (Syn) Th218 (Syn)
Ra215Ac215 (Syn) Th219 (Syn)
Ra216Th220 (Syn)
meta state 1.507MeVNone known
meta state 1.711MeVNone known
meta state 2.026MeVNone known
Ra217Ac217 (Syn) Th221 (Syn)
Ra218Th222 (Syn)
Ra219Th223 (Syn)
Ra220Ac220 (Syn) Fr220 (Syn) Th224 (Syn)
Ra221Fr221 (Syn) Th225 (Syn)
Ra222Ac222 (Syn) Ac222m (Syn) Fr222 (Syn) Th226 (Syn)
Ra223Ac223 (Syn) Fr223 (Natural) Th227 (Syn)
Ra224Ac224 (Syn) Fr224 (Syn) Th228 (Syn)
Ra225Fr225 (Syn) Th229 (Syn)
Ra226Ac226 (Syn) Fr226 (Syn) Th230 (Syn)
Ra227Fr227 (Syn) Th231 (Syn)
Ra228Fr228 (Syn) Th232 (Natural)
Ra229Fr229 (Syn)
Ra230Fr230 (Syn)
Ra231Fr231 (Syn)
Ra232None known
Ra233None known
Ra234None known

Key:

  • NN = Number of Neutrons
  • Abun % = Natural Abundance (as a percentage)
  • Syn = Synthetic Nuclide (does not occur in nature)
  • DM = Decay Mode
    α = Alpha emission
    β- = Beta emission
    β- β- = Double beta decay
    β+ = Positron emission
    ε = Electron Capture
    IT = Isomeric Transition
    N = Neutron emission
    P = Proton emission
    SF = Spontaneous Fission
  • DT = Decays To
  • BR % = Branch Ratio (as a percentage)

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