Fermium (100Fm) is a synthetic element, and thus a standard atomic weight cannot be given. Like all artificial elements, it has no stable isotopes. The first isotope to be discovered (in fallout from nuclear testing) was 255Fm in 1952. 250Fm was independently synthesized shortly after the discovery of 255Fm. There are 20 known radioisotopes ranging in atomic mass from 241Fm to 260Fm (260Fm is unconfirmed), and 4 nuclear isomers, 247mFm, 250mFm, 251mFm, and 253mFm. The longest-lived isotope is 257Fm with a half-life of 100.5 days, and the longest-lived isomer is 247mFm with a half-life of 5.1 seconds.
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List of isotopes
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| Nuclide [n 1] |
Z | N | Isotopic mass (Da)[2] [n 2][n 3] |
Half-life[1] |
Decay mode[1] [n 4] |
Daughter isotope |
Spin and parity[1] [n 5][n 6] | ||||||||||||
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| Excitation energy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 241Fm | 100 | 141 | 241.07431(32)# | 730(60) μs | SF? | (various) | 5/2 # | ||||||||||||
| α (<14%) | 237Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| β (<12%) | 241Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 242Fm | 100 | 142 | 242.07343(43)# | 0.8(2) ms | SF | (various) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| α? | 238Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 243Fm[3] | 100 | 143 | 243.07441(14)# | 231(9) ms | α (91%) | 239Cf | (7/2−) | ||||||||||||
| SF (9%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| β ? | 243Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 244Fm | 100 | 144 | 244.07404(22)# | 3.12(8) ms | SF (>97%) | (various) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| β (<2%) | 244Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| α (<1%) | 240Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 245Fm[4] | 100 | 145 | 245.07535(21)# | 4.2(13) s | α (88.5%) | 241Cf | (1/2 ) | ||||||||||||
| β (11.5%) | 245Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| SF (<0.3%)[3] | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 246Fm | 100 | 146 | 246.075350(17) | 1.54(4) s | α (93.2%) | 242Cf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF (6.8%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| EC (<1.3%) | 246Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 247Fm | 100 | 147 | 247.07694(19)# | 31(1) s | α (~64%) | 243Cf | (7/2 ) | ||||||||||||
| β ? (~36%) | 247Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 247mFm | 49(8) keV | 5.1(2) s | α (88%) | 243Cf | (1/2 ) | ||||||||||||||
| IT? | 247Fm | ||||||||||||||||||
| β ? | 247Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 248Fm | 100 | 148 | 248.0771855(91) | 34.5(12) s | α (99.9%) | 244Cf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.1%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| β ? | 248Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 248mFm | 1200(100)# keV | 10.1(6) ms | IT? | 248Fm | 6 # | ||||||||||||||
| α? | 244Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| β ? | 248Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 249Fm | 100 | 149 | 249.0789260(67) | 1.6(1) min | β ? (67%) | 249Es | 7/2 | ||||||||||||
| α (33%) | 245Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 250Fm | 100 | 150 | 250.0795198(85) | 31.0(11) min | α (99.99%) | 246Cf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF (6.9×10−3%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| EC? | 250Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| 250mFm | 1199.2(10) keV | 1.92(5) s | IT | 250Fm | (8−) | ||||||||||||||
| α? | 246Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| β ? | 250Es | ||||||||||||||||||
| SF? | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 251Fm | 100 | 151 | 251.081545(15) | 5.30(8) h | β (98.20%) | 251Es | 9/2− | ||||||||||||
| α (1.80%) | 247Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 251mFm | 200.0(1) keV | 21.8(8) μs | IT | 251Fm | 5/2 | ||||||||||||||
| 252Fm | 100 | 152 | 252.0824660(56) | 25.39(4) h | α (99.99%)[n 7] | 248Cf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF (.0023%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 253Fm | 100 | 153 | 253.0851809(16) | 3.00(12) d | EC (88%) | 253Es | 1/2 | ||||||||||||
| α (12%) | 249Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 253mFm | 351(6) keV | 0.56(6) μs | IT | 253Fm | 11/2-# | ||||||||||||||
| 254Fm | 100 | 154 | 254.0868524(20) | 3.240(2) h | α (99.94%) | 250Cf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF (0.0592%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 255Fm | 100 | 155 | 255.0899635(42) | 20.07(7) h | α | 251Cf | 7/2 | ||||||||||||
| SF (2.4×10−5%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 256Fm | 100 | 156 | 256.0917717(32) | 157.1(13) min | SF (91.9%) | (various) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| α (8.1%) | 252Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 257Fm[n 8] | 100 | 157 | 257.0951054(47) | 100.5(2) d | α (99.79%) | 253Cf | 9/2 | ||||||||||||
| SF (.210%) | (various) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 258Fm | 100 | 158 | 258.09708(22)# | 370(14) μs | SF | (various) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| α? | 254Cf | ||||||||||||||||||
| 259Fm | 100 | 159 | 259.10060(30)# | 1.5(2) s | SF | (various) | 3/2 # | ||||||||||||
| 260Fm[n 9][n 10] | 100 | 160 | 260.10281(47)# | 1# min | SF | (various) | 0 | ||||||||||||
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- ^ mFm – Excited nuclear isomer.
- ^ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
- ^ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
- ^
Modes of decay:
EC: Electron capture IT: Isomeric transition SF: Spontaneous fission - ^ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
- ^ # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
- ^ Theoretically capable of β β decay to 252Cf
- ^ Heaviest nuclide produced via neutron capture
- ^ Discovery of this isotope is unconfirmed
- ^ Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of 260Md
Chronology of isotope discovery
edit| Isotope | Discovered | Reaction |
|---|---|---|
| 241Fm | 2008 | 204Pb(40Ar,3n) |
| 242Fm | 1975 | 204Pb(40Ar,2n), 206Pb(40Ar,4n) |
| 243Fm | 1981 | 206Pb(40Ar,3n) |
| 244Fm | 1967 | 233U(16O,5n) |
| 245Fm | 1967 | 233U(16O,4n) |
| 246Fm | 1966 | 235U(16O,5n) |
| 247Fm | 1967 | 239Pu(12C,4n) |
| 248Fm | 1958 | 240Pu(12C,4n) |
| 249Fm | 1960 | 238U(16O,5n) |
| 250Fm | 1954 | 238U(16O,4n) |
| 251Fm | 1957 | 249Cf(α,2n) |
| 252Fm | 1956 | 249Cf(α,n) |
| 253Fm | 1957 | 252Cf(α,3n) |
| 254Fm | 1954 | Neutron capture |
| 255Fm | 1954 | Neutron capture |
| 256Fm | 1955 | Neutron capture |
| 257Fm | 1964 | Neutron capture |
| 258Fm | 1971 | 257Fm(d,p) |
| 259Fm | 1980 | 257Fm(t,p) |
| 260Fm? | 1992? | 254Es 18O, 22Ne — transfer (EC of 260Md) |
260Fm was not confirmed in 1997.
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