Isotopes of carbon
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, | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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