Isotopes of neon

Isotopes of neon (10Ne)
Main isotopes Decay
Isotope abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
20Ne 90.48% stable
21Ne 0.27% stable
22Ne 9.25% stable
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Ne)
  • 20.1797±0.0006
  • 20.180±0.001 (abridged)
The abundances of the naturally occurring isotopes of neon

Neon (10Ne) naturally occurs as three stable isotopes: 20
Ne, 21
Ne, and 22
Ne. Their stated natural abundances are those measured in air.

In addition, 17 artificial radioisotopes have been discovered, ranging from 15
Ne to 34
Ne, all short-lived: the most stable is 24
Ne with a half-life of 3.38 minutes. All others are under a minute, and most under a second. The isotopes lighter than the stable ones usually decay to fluorine or oxygen, while heavier ones decay to sodium.

List of isotopes


Nuclide
 Z N Isotopic mass (Da)
 Discovery
year		 Half-life

[resonance width]		 Decay
mode
 Daughter
isotope
 Spin and
parity
 Natural abundance (mole fraction)
Normal proportion Range of variation
15
Ne		 10 5 15.043170(70) 2014 770(300) ys
[590(230) keV]		 2p 13
O		 (3/2−)
16
Ne		 10 6 16.025751(22) 1977 > 5.7 zs
[< 80 keV]		 2p 14
O		 0+
17
Ne		 10 7 17.0177140(4) 1964 109.2(6) ms β+p (94.4(2.9)%) 16
O		 1/2−
β+α (3.51(1)%) 13
N
β+ (2.1(2.9)%) 17
F
β+pα (0.014(4)%) 12
C
18
Ne		 10 8 18.0057087(4) 1954 1.66420(47) s β+ 18
F		 0+
19
Ne		 10 9 19.00188091(17) 1939 17.2569(19) s β+ 19
F		 1/2+
20
Ne		 10 10 19.9924401753(16) 1913 Stable 0+ 0.9048(3) [0.8847, 0.9051]
21
Ne		 10 11 20.99384669(4) 1928 Stable 3/2+ 0.0027(1) [0.0027, 0.0171]
22
Ne		 10 12 21.991385114(19) 1913 Stable 0+ 0.0925(3) [0.0920, 0.0996]
23
Ne		 10 13 22.99446691(11) 1936 37.15(3) s β− 23
Na		 5/2+
24
Ne		 10 14 23.9936106(6) 1956 3.38(2) min β− 24
Na		 0+
25
Ne		 10 15 24.997810(30) 1970 602(8) ms β− 25
Na		 1/2+
26
Ne		 10 16 26.000516(20) 1970 197(2) ms β− (99.87(3)%) 26
Na		 0+
β−n (0.13(3)%) 25
Na
27
Ne		 10 17 27.007570(100) 1977 30.9(1.1) ms β− (98.0(5)%) 27
Na		 (3/2+)
β−n (2.0(5)%) 26
Na
β−2n ? 25
Na
28
Ne		 10 18 28.012130(140) 1979 18.8(2) ms β− (84.3(1.1)%) 28
Na		 0+
β−n (12(1)%) 27
Na
β−2n (3.7(5)%) 26
Na
29
Ne		 10 19 29.019750(160) 1985 14.7(4) ms β− (68.0(5.1)%) 29
Na		 (3/2−)
β−n (28(5)%) 28
Na
β−2n (4(1)%) 27
Na
30
Ne		 10 20 30.024990(270) 1985 7.22(18) ms β− (78.1(4.6)%) 30
Na		 0+
β−n (13(4)%) 29
Na
β−2n (8.9(2.3)%) 28
Na
31
Ne		 10 21 31.033470(290) 1996 3.4(8) ms β− 31
Na		 (3/2−)
β−n ? 30
Na
β−2n ? 29
Na
32
Ne		 10 22 32.039720(540)# 1990 3.5(9) ms β− 32
Na		 0+
β−n ? 31
Na
β−2n ? 30
Na
34
Ne		 10 24 34.056730(550)# 2002 2 ms# [> 1.5 μs] β− ? 34
Na		 0+
β−2n ? 32
Na
β−n ? 33
Na
This table header & footer:
  1. ↑ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
  2. ↑ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
  3. ↑ Modes of decay:
    n:Neutron emission
    p:Proton emission
  4. ↑ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
  5. ↑ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
  6. ↑ Has 2 halo protons.

See also

Daughter products other than neon

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