Isotopes of carbon

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Carbon has two stable, naturally occurring isotopes, carbon-12 and carbon-13.

Atomic weight

Radiologically significant isotopes

All isotopes

Symbol Z(p) N(n) Mass/u Excess energy
MeV
Binding energy
MeV
β-decay energy
MeV
Nuclear
spin
Half life Decay mode, energy
Excitation energy/MeV
8C 6 2 8.037 675(25) 35.094(23) 3.0978(29) 0 2.0(4) zs 2p (100%)
9C 6 3 9.0310367(23) 28.9105(21) 4.33748(24)
10C 6 4 10.01685323(43) 15.69868(40) 6.032041(40) −23.10(40)
11C 6 5 11.01143361(102) 10.65034(95) 6.676370(86) −13.653(46)
12C 6 6 12 0 7.680144 −17.33808(100) 0 STABLE
13C 6 7 13.00335483778(98) 3.12501129(91) 7.469849 −2.22047(27) −½ STABLE
14C 6
15C 6
16C 6
17C 6
18C 6
19C 6
20C 6
21C 6
22C 6
Sources: Except as otherwise noted,
isotopic masses and associated energies are taken from the AME 2003 dataset;[1]
decay properties are taken from NUBASE 2003.[2]

References

  1. Wapstra, A. H.; Audi, G.; Thibault, C. The AME2003 atomic mass evaluation (I). Evaluation of input data, adjustment procedures. Nucl. Phys. A 2003, 729, 129–336. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.002. Wapstra, A. H.; Audi, G.; Thibault, C. The AME2003 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references. Nucl. Phys. A 2003, 729, 337–676. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.003. Data tables.
  2. Audi, G.; Bersillon, O.; Blachot, J.; Wapstra, A. H. The NUBASE evaluation of nuclear and decay properties. Nucl. Phys. A 2003, 729, 3–128. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.001, <http://amdc.in2p3.fr/nubase/Nubase2003.pdf>.
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