Isotopes of rhenium
Naturally occurring rhenium (75Re) is 37.4% 185Re, which is stable (although it is predicted to decay), and 62.6% 187Re, which is unstable but has a very long half-life (4.12×1010 years).[4] Among elements with a known stable isotope, only indium and tellurium similarly occur with a stable isotope in lower abundance than the long-lived radioactive isotope.
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Standard atomic weight Ar°(Re) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are 36 other unstable isotopes recognized, the longest-lived of which are 183Re with a half-life of 70 days, 184Re with a half-life of 38 days, 186Re with a half-life of 3.7186 days, 182Re with a half-life of 64.0 hours, and 189Re with a half-life of 24.3 hours. There are also numerous isomers, the longest-lived of which are 186mRe with a half-life of 200,000 years and 184mRe with a half-life of 177.25 days.[5] All others have half-lives less than a day.
List of isotopes
Nuclide [n 1] |
Z | N | Isotopic mass (Da) [n 2][n 3] |
Half-life [n 4][n 5] |
Decay mode [n 6] |
Daughter isotope [n 7][n 8] |
Spin and parity [n 9][n 5] |
Natural abundance (mole fraction) | |||||||||||
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Excitation energy[n 5] | Normal proportion | Range of variation | |||||||||||||||||
159Re[6] | 75 | 84 | 21(4) μs | p (92.5%) | 158W | (11/2−) | |||||||||||||
α (7.5%) | 155Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
160Re[7] | 75 | 85 | 159.98212(43)# | 611(7) μs | p (89%) | 159W | (2−) | ||||||||||||
α (11%) | 156Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
160mRe[8] | 185(21)# keV | 2.8(1) μs | IT | 160Re | (9+) | ||||||||||||||
161Re | 75 | 86 | 160.97759(22) | 0.37(4) ms | p | 160W | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
161mRe | 123.8(13) keV | 15.6(9) ms | α | 157Ta | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
162Re | 75 | 87 | 161.97600(22)# | 107(13) ms | α (94%) | 158Ta | (2−) | ||||||||||||
β+ (6%) | 162W | ||||||||||||||||||
162mRe | 173(10) keV | 77(9) ms | α (91%) | 158Ta | (9+) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (9%) | 162W | ||||||||||||||||||
163Re | 75 | 88 | 162.972081(21) | 390(70) ms | β+ (68%) | 163W | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||
α (32%) | 159Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
163mRe | 115(4) keV | 214(5) ms | α (66%) | 159Ta | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (34%) | 163W | ||||||||||||||||||
164Re | 75 | 89 | 163.97032(17)# | 0.53(23) s | α (58%) | 160Ta | high | ||||||||||||
β+ (42%) | 164W | ||||||||||||||||||
164mRe | 120(120)# keV | 530(230) ms | (2#)− | ||||||||||||||||
165Re | 75 | 90 | 164.967089(30) | 1# s | β+ | 165W | 1/2+# | ||||||||||||
α | 161Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
165mRe | 47(26) keV | 2.1(3) s | β+ (87%) | 165W | 11/2−# | ||||||||||||||
α (13%) | 161Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
166Re | 75 | 91 | 165.96581(9)# | 2# s | β+ | 166W | 2−# | ||||||||||||
α | 162Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
167Re | 75 | 92 | 166.96260(6)# | 3.4(4) s | α | 163Ta | 9/2−# | ||||||||||||
β+ | 167W | ||||||||||||||||||
167mRe | 130(40)# keV | 5.9(3) s | β+ (99.3%) | 167W | 1/2+# | ||||||||||||||
α (.7%) | 163Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
168Re | 75 | 93 | 167.96157(3) | 4.4(1) s | β+ (99.99%) | 168W | (5+, 6+, 7+) | ||||||||||||
α (.005%) | 164Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
168mRe | non-exist | 6.6(15) s | |||||||||||||||||
169Re | 75 | 94 | 168.95879(3) | 8.1(5) s | β+ (99.99%) | 169W | 9/2−# | ||||||||||||
α (.005%) | 165Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
169mRe | 145(29) keV | 15.1(15) s | β+ (99.8%) | 169W | 1/2+# | ||||||||||||||
α (.2%) | 164Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
170Re | 75 | 95 | 169.958220(28) | 9.2(2) s | β+ (99.99%) | 170W | (5+) | ||||||||||||
α (.01%) | 166Ta | ||||||||||||||||||
171Re | 75 | 96 | 170.95572(3) | 15.2(4) s | β+ | 171W | (9/2−) | ||||||||||||
172Re | 75 | 97 | 171.95542(6) | 15(3) s | β+ | 172W | (5) | ||||||||||||
172mRe | 0(100)# keV | 55(5) s | β+ | 172W | (2) | ||||||||||||||
173Re | 75 | 98 | 172.95324(3) | 1.98(26) min | β+ | 173W | (5/2−) | ||||||||||||
174Re | 75 | 99 | 173.95312(3) | 2.40(4) min | β+ | 174W | |||||||||||||
175Re | 75 | 100 | 174.95138(3) | 5.89(5) min | β+ | 175W | (5/2−) | ||||||||||||
176Re | 75 | 101 | 175.95162(3) | 5.3(3) min | β+ | 176W | 3+ | ||||||||||||
177Re | 75 | 102 | 176.95033(3) | 14(1) min | β+ | 177W | 5/2− | ||||||||||||
177mRe | 84.71(10) keV | 50(10) μs | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||||||
178Re | 75 | 103 | 177.95099(3) | 13.2(2) min | β+ | 178W | (3+) | ||||||||||||
179Re | 75 | 104 | 178.949988(26) | 19.5(1) min | β+ | 179W | (5/2)+ | ||||||||||||
179m1Re | 65.39(9) keV | 95(25) μs | (5/2−) | ||||||||||||||||
179m2Re | 1684.59(14)+Y keV | >0.4 μs | (23/2+) | ||||||||||||||||
180Re | 75 | 105 | 179.950789(23) | 2.44(6) min | β+ | 180W | (1)− | ||||||||||||
181Re | 75 | 106 | 180.950068(14) | 19.9(7) h | β+ | 181W | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
182Re | 75 | 107 | 181.95121(11) | 64.0(5) h | β+ | 182W | 7+ | ||||||||||||
182m1Re | 60(100) keV | 12.7(2) h | β+ | 182W | 2+ | ||||||||||||||
182m2Re | 235.736(10)+X keV | 585(21) ns | 2− | ||||||||||||||||
182m3Re | 461.3(1)+X keV | 0.78(9) μs | (4−) | ||||||||||||||||
183Re | 75 | 108 | 182.950820(9) | 70.0(14) d | EC | 183W | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
183mRe | 1907.6(3) keV | 1.04(4) ms | IT | 183Re | (25/2+) | ||||||||||||||
184Re | 75 | 109 | 183.952521(5) | 35.4(7) d[5] | β+ | 184W | 3(−) | ||||||||||||
184mRe | 188.01(4) keV | 177.25(7) d[5] | IT (75.4%) | 184Re | 8(+) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (24.6%) | 184W | ||||||||||||||||||
185Re | 75 | 110 | 184.9529550(13) | Observationally Stable[n 10] | 5/2+ | 0.3740(2) | |||||||||||||
185mRe | 2124(2) keV | 123(23) ns | (21/2) | ||||||||||||||||
186Re | 75 | 111 | 185.9549861(13) | 3.7186(5) d | β− (93.1%) | 186Os | 1− | ||||||||||||
EC (6.9%) | 186W | ||||||||||||||||||
186mRe | 149(7) keV | 2.0(5)×105 y | IT (90%) | 186Re | (8+) | ||||||||||||||
β− (10%) | 186Os | ||||||||||||||||||
187Re[n 11][n 12] | 75 | 112 | 186.9557531(15) | 41.2(2)×109 y[n 13] | β−[n 14] | 187Os | 5/2+ | 0.6260(2) | |||||||||||
188Re | 75 | 113 | 187.9581144(15) | 17.0040(22) h | β− | 188Os | 1− | ||||||||||||
188mRe | 172.069(9) keV | 18.59(4) min | IT | 188Re | (6)− | ||||||||||||||
189Re | 75 | 114 | 188.959229(9) | 24.3(4) h | β− | 189Os | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
190Re | 75 | 115 | 189.96182(16) | 3.1(3) min | β− | 190Os | (2)− | ||||||||||||
190mRe | 210(50) keV | 3.2(2) h | β− (54.4%) | 190Os | (6−) | ||||||||||||||
IT (45.6%) | 190Re | ||||||||||||||||||
191Re | 75 | 116 | 190.963125(11) | 9.8(5) min | β− | 191Os | (3/2+, 1/2+) | ||||||||||||
192Re | 75 | 117 | 191.96596(21)# | 16(1) s | β− | 192Os | |||||||||||||
193Re | 75 | 118 | 192.96747(21)# | 30# s [>300 ns] | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||||
194Re | 75 | 119 | 193.97042(32)# | 2# s [>300 ns] | |||||||||||||||
This table header & footer: |
- mRh – Excited nuclear isomer.
- ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
- # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
- Bold half-life – nearly stable, half-life longer than age of universe.
- # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
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Modes of decay:
EC: Electron capture IT: Isomeric transition p: Proton emission - Bold italics symbol as daughter – Daughter product is nearly stable.
- Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
- ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
- Believed to undergo α decay to 181Ta
- primordial radionuclide
- Used in rhenium–osmium dating
- Can undergo Bound-state β− decay with a half-life of 32.9 years when fully ionized
- Theorized to also undergo α decay to 183Ta
Rhenium-186
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