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holmium Holmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ho and atomic number 67. It is a rare-earth element and the eleventh member of the lanthanide series. It is a relatively soft, silvery, fairly corrosion-resistant and malleable metal. Like many other ...
(67Ho) contains one
observationally stable Stable nuclides are isotopes of a chemical element whose nucleons are in a configuration that does not permit them the surplus energy required to produce a radioactive emission. The nuclei of such isotopes are not radioactive and unlike radionuc ...
isotope, 165Ho. The below table lists 39 isotopes spanning 140Ho through 178Ho as well as 40
nuclear isomer A nuclear isomer is a metastable state of an atomic nucleus, in which one or more nucleons (protons or neutrons) occupy excited state levels (higher energy levels). "Metastable" describes nuclei whose excited states have Half-life, half-lives of ...
s. Among the known synthetic
radioactive Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. A material containing unstable nuclei is conside ...
isotopes; the most stable one is 163Ho, with a half-life of 4,570 years. All other radioisotopes have half-lives not greater than 1.117 days in their ground states (although the metastable 166m1Ho has a half-life of about 1,200 years), and most have half-lives under 3 hours.


List of isotopes

, -id=Holmium-140 , 140Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 73 , 139.96853(54)# , 6(3) ms , p , 139Dy , 8+# , , -id=Holmium-141 , 141Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 74 , 140.96311(43)# , 4.1(1) ms , p , 140Dy , (7/2−) , , -id=Holmium-141m , style="text-indent:1em" , 141mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 66(2) keV , 7.3(3) μs , p , 140Dy , (1/2+) , , -id=Holmium-142 , rowspan=3, 142Ho , rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" , 75 , rowspan=3, 141.96001(43)# , rowspan=3, 400(100) ms , β+ , 142Dy , rowspan=3, (7−, 8+) , rowspan=3, , - , β+, p (?%) , 141Tb , - , p (?%) , 141Dy , -id=Holmium-143 , 143Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 76 , 142.95486(32)# , 300# ms
200 ns, , , 11/2−# , , -id=Holmium-144 , rowspan=2, 144Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 77 , rowspan=2, 143.9521097(91) , rowspan=2, 0.7(1) s , β+ , 144Dy , rowspan=2, (5−) , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (?%) , 143Tb , -id=Holmium-144m , style="text-indent:1em" , 144mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 265.3(3) keV , 519(5) ns , IT , 144Ho , (8+) , , -id=Holmium-145 , 145Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 78 , 144.9472674(80) , 2.4(1) s , β+ , 145Dy , (11/2−) , , -id=Holmium-146 , rowspan=2, 146Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 79 , rowspan=2, 145.9449935(71) , rowspan=2, 3.32(22) s , β+ , 146Dy , rowspan=2, (6−) , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (?%) , 145Tb , -id=Holmium-147 , 147Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 80 , 146.9401423(54) , 5.8(4) s , β+ , 147Dy , (11/2−) , , -id=Holmium-147m , style="text-indent:1em" , 147mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 2687.1(4) keV , 315(30) ns , IT , 147Ho , (27/2−) , , -id=Holmium-148 , 148Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 81 , 147.937744(90) , 2.2(11) s , β+ , 148Dy , (1+) , , -id=Holmium-148m1 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 148m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 250(100)# keV , rowspan=2, 9.49(12) s , β+ (99.92%) , 148Dy , rowspan=2, (5−) , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (0.08%) , 147Tb , -id=Holmium-148m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 148m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 940(100)# keV , 2.36(6) ms , IT , 148m1Ho , (10)+ , , -id=Holmium-149 , 149Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 82 , 148.933820(13) , 21.1(2) s , β+ , 149Dy , (11/2−) , , -id=Holmium-149m , style="text-indent:1em" , 149mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 48.80(20) keV , 56(3) s , β+ , 149Dy , (1/2+) , , -id=Holmium-150 , 150Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 83 , 149.933498(15) , 76.8(18) s , β+ , 150Dy , (2)− , , -id=Holmium-150m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 150m1HoOrder of ground state and isomer is uncertain. , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 0(50) keV , 23.3(3) s , β+ , 150Dy , (9)+ , , -id=Holmium-150m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 150m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 7900(50) keV , 787(36) ns , IT , 150Ho , (28−) , , -id=Holmium-151 , rowspan=2, 151Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 84 , rowspan=2, 150.9316982(89) , rowspan=2, 35.2(1) s , β+ (78%) , 151Dy , rowspan=2, 11/2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (22%) , 147Tb , -id=Holmium-151m , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 151mHo , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 41.0(2) keV , rowspan=2, 47.2(13) s , α (77%) , 147Tb , rowspan=2, 1/2+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (23%) , 151Dy , -id=Holmium-152 , rowspan=2, 152Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 85 , rowspan=2, 151.931718(13) , rowspan=2, 161.8(3) s , β+ (88%) , 152Dy , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (12%) , 148Tb , -id=Holmium-152m1 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 152m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 160(3) keV , rowspan=2, 49.8(2) s , β+ (89.2%) , 152Dy , rowspan=2, 9+ , rowspan=2, , - , α (10.8%) , 148Tb , -id=Holmium-152m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 152m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 3019.59(19) keV , 8.4(3) μs , IT , 152Ho , 19− , , -id=Holmium-153 , rowspan=2, 153Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2, 152.9302067(54) , rowspan=2, 2.01(3) min , β+ (99.95%) , 153Dy , rowspan=2, 11/2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (0.051%) , 149Tb , -id=Holmium-153m1 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 153m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 68.7(3) keV , rowspan=2, 9.3(5) min , β+ (99.82%) , 153Dy , rowspan=2, 1/2+ , rowspan=2, , - , α (0.18%) , 149Tb , -id=Holmium-153m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 153m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 2772.3(14) keV , 229(2) ns , IT , 153Ho , 31/2+ , , -id=Holmium-154 , rowspan=2, 154Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 87 , rowspan=2, 153.9306068(88) , rowspan=2, 11.76(19) min , β+ (99.98%) , 154Dy , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (0.019%) , 150Tb , -id=Holmium-154m , rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" , 154mHo , rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 243(28) keV , rowspan=3, 3.10(14) min , β+ , 154Dy , rowspan=3, 8+ , rowspan=3, , - , α (<0.001%) , 150Tb , - , IT (rare) , 154Ho , -id=Holmium-155 , 155Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 88 , 154.929103(19) , 48(2) min , β+ , 155Dy , 5/2+ , , -id=Holmium-155m , style="text-indent:1em" , 155mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 141.87(11) keV , 880(80) μs , IT , 155Ho , 11/2− , , -id=Holmium-156 , 156Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 89 , 155.929642(41) , 56(1) min , β+ , 156Dy , 4− , , -id=Holmium-156m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 156m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 52.37(30) keV , 9.5(15) s , IT , 156Ho , 1− , , -id=Holmium-156m2 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 156m2Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 230(50) keV , rowspan=2, 7.6(3) min , β+ (75%) , 156Dy , rowspan=2, 9+ , rowspan=2, , - , IT (25%) , 156Ho , -id=Holmium-157 , 157Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 90 , 156.928252(25) , 12.6(2) min , β+ , 157Dy , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-158 , 158Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 91 , 157.928945(29) , 11.3(4) min , β+ , 158Dy , 5+ , , -id=Holmium-158m1 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 158m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 67.20(1) keV , rowspan=2, 28(2) min , IT (91%) , 158Ho , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (9%) , 158Dy , -id=Holmium-158m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 158m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 91.595(12) keV , 140(25) ns , IT , 158Ho , (2−) , , -id=Holmium-158m3 , style="text-indent:1em" , 158m3Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 180(70)# keV , 21.3(23) min , β+ , 158Dy , (9+) , , -id=Holmium-159 , 159Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 92 , 158.9277187(33) , 33.05(11) min , β+ , 159Dy , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-159m , style="text-indent:1em" , 159mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 205.91(5) keV , 8.30(8) s , IT , 159Ho , 1/2+ , , -id=Holmium-160 , 160Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 93 , 159.928736(16) , 25.6(3) min , β+ , 160Dy , 5+ , , -id=Holmium-160m1 , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 160m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 59.98(3) keV , rowspan=2, 5.02(5) h , IT (73%) , 160Ho , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (27%) , 160Dy , -id=Holmium-160m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 160m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 197(16) keV , ~3 s , IT , 160Ho , (9+) , , -id=Holmium-161 , 161Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 94 , 160.9278618(23) , 2.48(5) h , EC , 161Dy , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-161m , style="text-indent:1em" , 161mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 211.15(3) keV , 6.76(7) s , IT , 161Ho , 1/2+ , , -id=Holmium-162 , 162Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 95 , 161.9291025(33) , 15.0(10) min , β+ , 162Dy , 1+ , , -id=Holmium-162m , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 162mHo , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 105.87(6) keV , rowspan=2, 67.0(7) min , IT (62%) , 162Ho , rowspan=2, 6− , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (38%) , 162Dy , -id=Holmium-163 , 163Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 96 , 162.92874026(74) , 4570(25) y , EC , 163Dy , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-163m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 163m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 297.88(7) keV , 1.09(3) s , IT , 163Ho , 1/2+ , , -id=Holmium-163m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 163m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 2109.4(4) keV , 800(150) ns , IT , 163Ho , (23/2+) , , -id=Holmium-164 , rowspan=2, 164Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 97 , rowspan=2, 163.9302405(15) , rowspan=2, 28.8(5) min , EC (61%) , 164Dy , rowspan=2, 1+ , rowspan=2, , - , β (39%) , 164Er , -id=Holmium-164m , style="text-indent:1em" , 164mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 139.78(7) keV , 36.6(3) min , IT , 164Ho , 6− , , -id=Holmium-165 , 165Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 98 , 164.93032912(84) , colspan=3 align=center,
Observationally Stable Stable nuclides are isotopes of a chemical element whose nucleons are in a configuration that does not permit them the surplus energy required to produce a radioactive emission. The nuclei of such isotopes are not radioactive and unlike radionuc ...
Believed to undergo α decay to 161Tb , 7/2− , 1.0000 , -id=Holmium-165m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 165m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 361.675(11) keV , 1.512(4) μs , IT , 165Ho , 3/2+ , , -id=Holmium-165m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 165m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 715.33(2) keV , <100 ns , IT , 165Ho , 7/2+ , , -id=Holmium-166 , 166Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 99 , 165.93229121(84) , 26.812(7) h , β , 166Er , 0− , , -id=Holmium-166m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 166m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 5.969(12) keV , 1132.6(39) y , β , 166Er , 7− , , -id=Holmium-166m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 166m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 190.9021(20) keV , 185(15) μs , IT , 166Ho , 3+ , , -id=Holmium-167 , 167Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 100 , 166.9331403(56) , 3.1(1) h , β , 167Er , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-167m , style="text-indent:1em" , 167mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 259.34(11) keV , 6.0(10) μs , IT , 167Ho , 3/2+ , , -id=Holmium-168 , 168Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 101 , 167.935524(32) , 2.99(7) min , β , 168Er , 3+ , , -id=Holmium-168m1 , style="text-indent:1em" , 168m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 59(1) keV , 132(4) s , IT , 168Ho , (6+) , , -id=Holmium-168m2 , style="text-indent:1em" , 168m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 143.43(17) keV , >4 μs , IT , 168Ho , (1)− , , -id=Holmium-168m3 , style="text-indent:1em" , 168m3Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 192.57(20) keV , 108(11) ns , IT , 168Ho , 1+ , , -id=Holmium-169 , 169Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 102 , 168.936880(22) , 4.72(10) min , β , 169Er , 7/2− , , -id=Holmium-169m , style="text-indent:1em" , 169mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 1386.2(4) keV , 118(6) μs , IT , 169Ho , (19/2+) , , -id=Holmium-170 , 170Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 103 , 169.939627(54) , 2.76(5) min , β , 170Er , (6+) , , -id=Holmium-170m , style="text-indent:1em" , 170mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 100(80) keV , 43(2) s , β , 170Er , (1+) , , -id=Holmium-171 , 171Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 104 , 170.94147(64) , 53(2) s , β , 171Er , 7/2−# , , -id=Holmium-172 , 172Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 105 , 171.94473(21)# , 25(3) s , β , 172Er , 0+# , , -id=Holmium-173 , 173Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 106 , 172.94702(32)# , 7.1(4) s , β , 173Er , 7/2−# , , -id=Holmium-173m , style="text-indent:1em" , 173mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 405(1) keV , 3.7(12) μs , IT , 173Ho , 1/2+# , , -id=Holmium-174 , 174Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 107 , 173.95076(32)# , 3.7(4) s , β , 174Er , (8−) , , -id=Holmium-175 , 175Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 108 , 174.95352(43)# , 1.88(55) s , β , 175Er , 7/2−# , , -id=Holmium-176 , 176Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 109 , 175.95771(54)# , 1# s
300 ns, , , 4+# , , -id=Holmium-177 , 177Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 110 , 176.96105(54)# , 1# s
550 ns, β , 177Er , 7/2−# , , -id=Holmium-178 , 178Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 111 , 177.96551(54)# , 750# ms
550 ns, , , 2+# ,


See also

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References

* Isotope masses from: ** * Isotopic compositions and standard atomic masses from: ** ** * Half-life, spin, and isomer data selected from the following sources. ** ** ** {{Navbox element isotopes Holmium
Holmium Holmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ho and atomic number 67. It is a rare-earth element and the eleventh member of the lanthanide series. It is a relatively soft, silvery, fairly corrosion-resistant and malleable metal. Like many other ...