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holmium Holmium is a chemical element with the 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 a lot of othe ...
(67Ho) contains one
observationally stable Stable nuclides are nuclides that are not radioactive and so (unlike radionuclides) do not spontaneously undergo radioactive decay. When such nuclides are referred to in relation to specific elements, they are usually termed stable isotopes. Th ...
isotope, 165Ho. The below table lists 36 isotopes spanning 140Ho through 175Ho as well as 33
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, higher energy levels than in the ground state of the same nucleus. "Metastable" describes nuclei whose excited ...
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 consid ...
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

, - , 140Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 73 , 139.96854(54)# , 6(3) ms , , , 8+# , , , - , 141Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 74 , 140.96310(54)# , 4.1(3) ms , , , (7/2−) , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 141mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 66(2) keV , 6.4(8) µs , , , (1/2+) , , , - , rowspan=2, 142Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 75 , rowspan=2, 141.95977(54)# , rowspan=2, 400(100) ms , β+ , 142Dy , rowspan=2, (6 to 9) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , p , 141Dy , - , 143Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 76 , 142.95461(43)# , 300# ms
200 ns, β+ , 143Dy , 11/2−# , , , - , rowspan=2, 144Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 77 , rowspan=2, 143.95148(32)# , rowspan=2, 0.7(1) s , β+ , 144Dy , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p , 143Tb , - , 145Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 78 , 144.94720(32)# , 2.4(1) s , β+ , 145Dy , (11/2−) , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 145mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 100(100)# keV , 100# ms , , , 5/2+# , , , - , rowspan=2, 146Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 79 , rowspan=2, 145.94464(21)# , rowspan=2, 3.6(3) s , β+ , 146Dy , rowspan=2, (10+) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (rare) , 145Tb , - , rowspan=2, 147Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 80 , rowspan=2, 146.94006(3) , rowspan=2, 5.8(4) s , β+ , 147Dy , rowspan=2, (11/2−) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (rare) , 146Tb , - , 148Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 81 , 147.93772(14) , 2.2(11) s , β+ , 148Dy , (1+) , , , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 148m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 400(100)# keV , rowspan=2, 9.49(12) s , β+ (99.92%) , 148Dy , rowspan=2, (6)− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+, p (.08%) , 147Tb , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 148m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 690(100)# keV , 2.35(4) ms , , , (10+) , , , - , 149Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 82 , 148.933775(20) , 21.1(2) s , β+ , 149Dy , (11/2−) , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 149m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 48.80(20) keV , 56(3) s , β+ , 149Dy , (1/2+) , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 149m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 7200(350) keV , >=100 ns , , , , , , - , 150Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 83 , 149.933496(15) , 76.8(18) s , β+ , 150Dy , 2− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 150m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , −10(50) keV , 23.3(3) s , β+ , 150Dy , (9)+ , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 150m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , ~8000 keV , 751 ns , , , , , , - , rowspan=2, 151Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 84 , rowspan=2, 150.931688(13) , rowspan=2, 35.2(1) s , β+ (78%) , 151Dy , rowspan=2, 11/2(−) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , α (22%) , 147Tb , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 151mHo , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 41.0(2) keV , rowspan=2, 47.2(10) s , α (77%) , 147Tb , rowspan=2, 1/2(+) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (22%) , 151Dy , - , rowspan=2, 152Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 85 , rowspan=2, 151.931714(15) , rowspan=2, 161.8(3) s , β+ (88%) , 152Dy , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , α (12%) , 148Tb , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 152m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 160(1) keV , 50.0(4) s , , , 9+ , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 152m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 3019.59(19) keV , 8.4(3) µs , , , 19− , , , - , rowspan=2, 153Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2, 152.930199(6) , rowspan=2, 2.01(3) min , β+ (99.94%) , 153Dy , rowspan=2, 11/2− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , α (.05%) , 149Tb , - , 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, , rowspan=2, , - , α (.18%) , 149Tb , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 153m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 2772 keV , 229(2) ns , , , (31/2+) , , , - , rowspan=2, 154Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 87 , rowspan=2, 153.930602(9) , rowspan=2, 11.76(19) min , β+ (99.98%) , 154Dy , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , α (.02%) , 150Tb , - , rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" , 154mHo , rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 238(30) keV , rowspan=3, 3.10(14) min , β+ (99.99%) , 154Dy , rowspan=3, 8+ , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , - , α (.001%) , 150Tb , - , IT (rare) , 154Ho , - , 155Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 88 , 154.929103(19) , 48(1) min , β+ , 155Dy , 5/2+ , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 155mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 141.97(11) keV , 880(80) µs , , , 11/2− , , , - , 156Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 89 , 155.92984(5) , 56(1) min , β+ , 156Dy , 4− , , , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 156m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 100(50)# keV , rowspan=2, 7.8(3) min , β+ , 156Dy , rowspan=2, (9+) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , IT , 156Ho , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 156m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 52.4(5) keV , 9.5(15) s , , , 1− , , , - , 157Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 90 , 156.928256(26) , 12.6(2) min , β+ , 157Dy , 7/2− , , , - , rowspan=2, 158Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 91 , rowspan=2, 157.928941(29) , rowspan=2, 11.3(4) min , β+ (93%) , 158Dy , rowspan=2, 5+ , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , α (7%) , 154Tb , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 158m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 67.200(10) keV , rowspan=2, 28(2) min , IT (81%) , 158Ho , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (19%) , 158Dy , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 158m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 180(70)# keV , 21.3(23) min , , , (9+) , , , - , 159Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 92 , 158.927712(4) , 33.05(11) min , β+ , 159Dy , 7/2− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 159mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 205.91(5) keV , 8.30(8) s , IT , 159Ho , 1/2+ , , , - , 160Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 93 , 159.928729(16) , 25.6(3) min , β+ , 160Dy , 5+ , , , - , 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 (65%) , 160Ho , rowspan=2, 2− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (35%) , 160Dy , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 160m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 197(16) keV , 3 s , , , (9+) , , , - , 161Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 94 , 160.927855(3) , 2.48(5) h , EC , 161Dy , 7/2− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 161mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 211.16(3) keV , 6.76(7) s , IT , 161Ho , 1/2+ , , , - , 162Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 95 , 161.929096(4) , 15.0(10) min , β+ , 162Dy , 1+ , , , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 162mHo , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 106(7) keV , rowspan=2, 67.0(7) min , IT (62%) , 162Ho , rowspan=2, 6− , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (38%) , 162Dy , - , 163Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 96 , 162.9287339(27) , 4570(25) y , EC , 163Dy , 7/2− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 163mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 297.88(7) keV , 1.09(3) s , IT , 163Ho , 1/2+ , , , - , rowspan=2, 164Ho , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 67 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 97 , rowspan=2, 163.9302335(30) , rowspan=2, 29(1) min , EC (60%) , 164Dy , rowspan=2, 1+ , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β (40%) , 164Er , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 164mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 139.77(8) keV , 38.0(10) min
7.5(+15−5) min, IT , 164Ho , 6− , , , - , 165Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 98 , 164.9303221(27) , colspan=3 align=center,
Observationally Stable Stable nuclides are nuclides that are not radioactive and so (unlike radionuclides) do not spontaneously undergo radioactive decay. When such nuclides are referred to in relation to specific elements, they are usually termed stable isotopes. Th ...
Believed to undergo α decay to 161Tb , 7/2− , 1.0000 , , - , 166Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 99 , 165.9322842(27) , 26.83(2) h , β , 166Er , 0− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 166m1Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 5.985(18) keV , 1200(180) y , β , 166Er , (7)− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 166m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 190.9052(20) keV , 185(15) µs , , , 3+ , , , - , 167Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 100 , 166.933133(6) , 3.003(18) h , β , 167Er , 7/2− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 167mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 259.34(11) keV , 6.0(10) µs , , , 3/2+ , , , - , 168Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 101 , 167.93552(3) , 2.99(7) min , β , 168Er , 3+ , , , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 168m1Ho , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 59(1) keV , rowspan=2, 132(4) s , IT (99.5%) , 168Ho , rowspan=2, (6+) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , - , β (.5%) , 168Er , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 168m2Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 143.4(2) keV , >4 µs , , , (1)− , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 168m3Ho , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 192.6(2) keV , 108(11) ns , , , 1+ , , , - , 169Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 102 , 168.936872(22) , 4.72(10) min , β , 169Er , 7/2− , , , - , 170Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 103 , 169.93962(5) , 2.76(5) min , β , 170Er , 6+# , , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 170mHo , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 120(70) keV , 43(2) s , β , 170Er , (1+) , , , - , 171Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 104 , 170.94147(64) , 53(2) s , β , 171Er , 7/2−# , , , - , 172Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 105 , 171.94482(43)# , 25(3) s , β , 172Er , , , , - , 173Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 106 , 172.94729(43)# , 10# s , β , 173Er , 7/2−# , , , - , 174Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 107 , 173.95115(54)# , 8# s , , , , , , - , 175Ho , style="text-align:right" , 67 , style="text-align:right" , 108 , 174.95405(64)# , 5# s , , , 7/2−# , ,


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 with the 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 a lot of othe ...