Isotopes of fermium List of isotopes
Nuclide[ n 1]
Z
N
Isotopic mass (Da ) [ 2] [ n 2] [ n 3]
Discovery year[ 3] [ 4]
Half-life [ 1]
Decay mode [ 1] [ n 4]
Daughter isotope
Spin andparity [ 1] [ n 5] [ n 6]
Excitation energy
241 Fm
100
141
241.07431(32)#
2008
730(60) μs
SF
(various)
5/2+#
α (<14%)
237 Cf
β+ (<12%)
241 Es
242 Fm
100
142
242.07343(43)#
1975
0.8(2) ms
SF
(various)
0+
243 Fm
100
143
243.07441(14)#
1981
231(9) ms
α (91%)
239 Cf
7/2−#
SF (9%)
(various)
244 Fm
100
144
244.07404(22)#
1967
3.12(8) ms
SF (>97%)
(various)
0+
β+ (<2%)
244 Es
α (<1%)
240 Cf
245 Fm
100
145
245.07535(21)#
1967
4.2(13) s
α (88.5%)
241 Cf
1/2+#
β+ (11.5%)[ 5]
245 Es
SF (<0.3%)
(various)
246 Fm
100
146
246.075353(15)
1966
1.54(4) s
α (93.2%)
242 Cf
0+
SF (6.8%)
(various)
EC (<1.3%)
246 Es
247 Fm
100
147
247.07694(19)#
1967
31(1) s
α (~64%)
243 Cf
(7/2+)
β+ ? (~36%)
247 Es
247m Fm
49(8) keV
1967
5.1(2) s
α (88%)
243 Cf
(1/2+)
IT ? (12%)
247 Fm
248 Fm
100
148
248.077185(9)
1958
34.5(12) s
α (99.9%)
244 Cf
0+
SF (0.1%)
(various)
248m Fm
1200(100)# keV
(2010)[ n 7]
10.1(6) ms
IT?
248 Fm
6+#
α?
244 Cf
β+ ?
248 Es
249 Fm
100
149
249.078926(7)
1959
1.6(1) min
β+ ? (67%)
249 Es
7/2+
α (33%)
245 Cf
250 Fm
100
150
250.079520(8)
1954
31.0(11) min
α (99.99%)
246 Cf
0+
SF (6.9×10−3 %)
(various)
250m Fm
1199.2(10) keV
1971
1.92(5) s
IT
250 Fm
(8−)
251 Fm
100
151
251.081545(15)
1957
5.30(8) h
β+ (98.20%)
251 Es
9/2−
α (1.80%)
247 Cf
251m Fm
200.0(1) keV
2006
21.8(8) μs
IT
251 Fm
5/2+
252 Fm
100
152
252.082466(6)
1956
25.39(4) h
α (99.99%)[ n 8]
248 Cf
0+
SF (0.0023%)
(various)
253 Fm
100
153
253.0851809(17)
1957
3.00(12) d
EC (88%)
253 Es
1/2+
α (12%)
249 Cf
253m Fm
351(6) keV
2011
0.56(6) μs
IT
253 Fm
11/2−#
254 Fm
100
154
254.0868524(20)
1954
3.240(2) h
α (99.94%)
250 Cf
0+
SF (0.0592%)
(various)
255 Fm
100
155
255.089963(4)
1954
20.07(7) h
α
251 Cf
7/2+
SF (2.4×10−5 %)
(various)
256 Fm
100
156
256.091772(3)
1955
157.1(13) min
SF (91.9%)
(various)
0+
α (8.1%)
252 Cf
257 Fm[ n 9]
100
157
257.095105(5)
1964
100.5(2) d
α (99.79%)
253 Cf
9/2+
SF (0.210%)
(various)
258 Fm
100
158
258.09708(22)#
1971
370(14) μs
SF
(various)
0+
259 Fm
100
159
259.10060(30)#
1980
1.5(2) s
SF
(various)
260 Fm[ n 10] [ n 11]
100
160
260.10281(47)#
(1992)
1# min
SF
(various)
0+
This table header & footer:
↑ m Fm – 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:
↑ ( ) 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).
↑ Only published in a conference proceeding and not a refereed journal
↑ Theoretically capable of β+ β+ decay to 252 Cf
↑ Heaviest nuclide produced via neutron capture
↑ Discovery of this isotope is unconfirmed
↑ Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of 260 Md
Chronology of isotope discovery
Isotope Discovered Reaction
241 Fm2008 204 Pb(40 Ar,3n)
242 Fm1975 204 Pb(40 Ar,2n), 206 Pb(40 Ar,4n)
243 Fm1981 206 Pb(40 Ar,3n)
244 Fm1967 233 U(16 O,5n)
245 Fm1967 233 U(16 O,4n)
246 Fm1966 235 U(16 O,5n)
247 Fm1967 239 Pu(12 C,4n)
248 Fm1958 240 Pu(12 C,4n)
249 Fm1960 238 U(16 O,5n)
250 Fm1954 238 U(16 O,4n)
251 Fm1957 249 Cf(α,2n)
252 Fm1956 249 Cf(α,n)
253 Fm1957 252 Cf(α,3n)
254 Fm1954 Neutron capture
255 Fm1954 Neutron capture
256 Fm1955 Neutron capture
257 Fm1964 Neutron capture
258 Fm1971 257 Fm(d,p)
259 Fm1980 257 Fm(t,p)
260 Fm?1992? 254 Es+18 O, 22 Ne — transfer (EC of 260 Md)
260 Fm was not confirmed in 1997.
References
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↑ FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isomer Database" . doi :10.11578/frib/2572219 .
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Period
Hydrogen and alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Pnicto gens
Chal co gens
Halo gens
Noble gases
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25
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42
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52
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54
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55
56
71
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87
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103
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119
120
57
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89
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