List of Isotopes

 

Ta-181 is a stable isotope, and Ta-180 is a radioactive isotope

Isotope Natural Abundance Isotopic Mass Half-life
Ta-180 0.012% 179.9474648(24) 8.152(6) h
Ta-181 99.988% 180.9479958(19) STABLE

 

All known Isotopes of Tantalum:

Isotope

Natural Abundance

Isotopic Mass

Half- Life

Ta-155   154.97459(54)# 13(4) µs [12(+4-3) µs]
Ta-156   155.97230(43)# 144(24) ms
Ta-156m     0.36(4) s
   Ta-157   156.96819(22) 10.1(4) ms
Ta-157m1     4.3(1) ms
Ta-157m2     1.7(1) ms
Ta-158   157.96670(22)# 49(8) ms
Ta-158m     36.0(8) ms
Ta-159   158.963018(22) 1.04(9) s
Ta-159m     514(9) ms
Ta-160   159.96149(10) 1.70(20) s
Ta-160m     1.55(4) s
Ta-161   160.95842(6)# 3# s
Ta-161m     2.89(12) s
Ta-162   161.95729(6) 3.57(12) s
Ta-163   162.95433(4) 10.6(18) s
Ta-164   163.95353(3) 14.2(3) s
Ta-165   164.950773(19) 31.0(15) s
Ta-165m      
Ta-166   165.95051(3) 34.4(5) s
Ta-167   166.94809(3) 1.33(7) min
Ta-168   167.94805(3) 2.0(1) min
Ta-169   168.94601(3) 4.9(4) min
Ta-170   169.94618(3) 6.76(6) min
Ta-171   170.94448(3) 23.3(3) min
Ta-172   171.94490(3) 36.8(3) min
Ta-173   172.94375(3) 3.14(13) h
Ta-174   173.94445(3) 1.14(8) h
Ta-175   174.94374(3) 10.5(2) h
Ta-176   175.94486(3) 8.09(5) h
Ta-176m1     1.1(1) ms
Ta-176m2     3.8(4) µs
Ta-176m3     0.97(7) ms
Ta-177   176.944472(4) 56.56(6) h
Ta-177m1     410(7) ns
Ta-177m2     3.62(10) µs
Ta-177m3     5.31(25) µs
Ta-177m4     133(4) µs
Ta-178   177.945778(16) 9.31(3) min
Ta-178m1      2.36(8) h
Ta-178m2      59(3) ms
Ta-178m3     290(12) ms
Ta-179   178.9459295(23) 1.82(3) a
Ta-179m1     1.42(8) µs
Ta-179m2     335(45) ns
Ta-179m3     322(16) ns
Ta-179m4     9.0(2) ms
Ta-179m5     1.6(4) µs
Ta-179m6      54.1(17) ms
Ta-180 0.012% 179.9474648(24) 8.152(6) h
Ta-180m1     >1.2E+15 a
Ta-180m2     31.2(14) µs
Ta-180m3     2.0(5) µs
Ta-180m4     17(5) µs
Ta-181 99.988% 180.9479958(19) STABLE
Ta-181m1     6.05(12) µs
Ta-181m2     18(1) µs
Ta-181m3     25(2) µs
Ta-181m4     210(20) µs
Ta-182   181.9501518(19) 114.43(3) d
Ta-182m1     283(3) ms
Ta-182m2     15.84(10) min
Ta-183   182.9513726(19) 5.1(1) d
Ta-183m     107(11) ns
Ta-184   183.954008(28) 8.7(1) h
Ta-185   184.955559(15) 49.4(15) min
Ta-185m     >1 ms
Ta-186   185.95855(6) 10.5(3) min
Ta-186m     1.54(5) min
Ta-187   186.96053(21)# 2# min [>300 ns]
Ta-188    187.96370(21)# 20# s [>300 ns]
Ta-189   188.96583(32)# 3# s [>300 ns]
Ta-190   189.96923(43)# 0.3# s

                      ** information in table taken from: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_tantalum)

 

 

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