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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-life Boson, 96p 146n 162.8472222222 d Spin 0 Parity 1 Hide Decay Modes Probability Mode Decay Energy Daughter 100% α 6.21556MeV 238Pu 6.2×10-6% SF N/A Variable 1.1×10-14% 34Si N/A 208Pb Unknown 2β+ -1957.57keV 242Pu Hide Ultimate Decay Products Yield Nuclide 100.044158759% 206Pb 1.890378×10-6% 205Tl 2.600115×10-9% 208Pb 7.688000628×10-17% 160Dy 5.04402450371×10-21% 140Ce Unknown 172Yb Unknown 152Sm Unknown 180Hf Unknown 176Hf Unknown 156Gd Unknown 168Er Unknown 164Dy Atomic Weight 242.058835824 Abundance None Mass Excess 54.805218MeV Binding Energy 7.534497MeV Magnetic Moment 0 μ Quadrupole Moment N/A   Show Isotope Symbols. Show only decay products of this isotope. Show Decay Image Full Size.

Decay chain image generated by Mathematica's GraphPlot and IsotopeData functions from Wolfram Research, Inc..