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Isotopes of Curium (click to see decay chain):
233Cm  234Cm  235Cm  236Cm  237Cm  238Cm  239Cm  240Cm  241Cm  242Cm  243Cm  244Cm  245Cm  246Cm  247Cm  248Cm  249Cm  250Cm  251Cm  252Cm 

242Cm    Half-lifeBoson, 96p 146ntitle icon
162.8472222222 dSpin 0 Parity 1

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ProbabilityModeDecay EnergyDaughter
100%α6.21556MeV238Pu
6.2×10-6%SFN/AVariable
1.1×10-14%34SiN/A208Pb
Unknown+-1957.57keV242Pu
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YieldNuclide
100.044158759%206Pb
1.890378×10-6%205Tl
2.600115×10-9%208Pb
7.688000628×10-17%160Dy
5.04402450371×10-21%140Ce
Unknown172Yb
Unknown152Sm
Unknown180Hf
Unknown176Hf
Unknown156Gd
Unknown168Er
Unknown164Dy
Atomic Weight242.058835824
AbundanceNone
Mass Excess54.805218MeV
Binding Energy7.534497MeV
Magnetic Moment0 μ
Quadrupole MomentN/A
 
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