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Isotopes of Berkelium (click to see decay chain):
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242Bk    Half-lifeFermion, 97p 145ntitle icon
7 mSpin 2 Parity -1

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ProbabilityModeDecay EnergyDaughter
100%β+1.908MeV242Cm
0.00003%β+SFN/AVariable
Unknownα6.887MeV238Am
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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 Weight242.061981
AbundanceNone
Mass Excess57.735MeV
Binding Energy7.519MeV
Magnetic MomentN/A
Quadrupole MomentN/A
 
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