Isotopes of sodium

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Isotopes of sodium  (11Na)
Main isotopes [1] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
22Na trace 2.6019 y β+ 22Ne
23Na100% stable
24Natrace14.956 h β− 24Mg
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Na)

There are 20 known isotopes of sodium (11Na), ranging from 17
Na to 39
Na (except for 36Na and 38Na), [4] and five isomers. 23
Na is the only stable (and the only primordial) isotope. It is considered a monoisotopic element and it has a standard atomic weight given by that isotope. Sodium has two radioactive cosmogenic isotopes (22
Na, with a half-life of 2.6019 years; and 24
Na , with a half-life of 14.9560(15) h). With the exception of those two isotopes, all other isotopes have half-lives under a minute, most under a second.

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Acute neutron radiation exposure (e.g., from a nuclear criticality accident) converts some of the stable 23
Na in human blood plasma to 24
Na. The neutron radiation dosage to the victim can be assessed thus by prompt measurement of the radioisotope.

22
Na is a positron-emitting isotope with a relatively long half-life, about 2.6 years. It is used to create test-objects and point-sources for positron emission tomography.

List of isotopes


Nuclide
[n 1] 		Z N Isotopic mass (Da) [5]
[n 2] [n 3] 		Half-life [1]
[n 4] 		Decay
mode [1]
[n 5] 		Daughter
isotope
[n 6] 		Spin and
parity [1]
[n 7] [n 4] 		Isotopic
abundance
Excitation energy
17
Na		11617.037270(60) p 16
Ne		(1/2+)
18
Na		11718.02688(10)1.3(4) zsp ? [n 8] 17
Ne		1−#
19
Na		11819.013880(11)> 1 asp18
Ne		(5/2+)
20
Na		11920.0073543(12)447.9(2.3) msβ+ (75.0(4)%)20
Ne		2+
β+α (25.0(4)%)16
O
21
Na		111020.99765446(5)22.4550(54) sβ+21
Ne		3/2+
22
Na 		111121.99443755(14)2.6019(6) y [nb 1] β+ (90.57(8)%)22
Ne		3+Trace [n 9]
ε (9.43(6)%)22
Ne
22m1
Na		583.05(10) keV243(2) ns IT 22
Na		1+
22m2
Na		657.00(14) keV19.6(7) psIT22
Na		0+
23
Na		111222.9897692820(19)Stable3/2+1
24
Na 		111323.990963012(18)14.9560(15) hβ−24
Mg		4+Trace [n 9]
24m
Na		472.2074(8) keV20.18(10) msIT (99.95%)24
Na		1+
β− (0.05%)24
Mg
25
Na		111424.9899540(13)59.1(6) sβ−25
Mg		5/2+
26
Na		111525.992635(4)1.07128(25) sβ−26
Mg		3+
26m
Na		82.4(4) keV4.35(16) μsIT26
Na		1+
27
Na		111626.994076(4)301(6) msβ− (99.902(24)%)27
Mg		5/2+
β−n (0.098(24)%)26
Mg
28
Na		111727.998939(11)33.1(1.3) msβ− (99.42(12)%)28
Mg		1+
β−n (0.58(12)%)27
Mg
29
Na		111829.002877(8)43.2(4) msβ− (78%)29
Mg		3/2+
β−n (22(3)%)28
Mg
β−2n ?27
Mg ?
30
Na		111930.009098(5)45.9(7) msβ− (70.2(2.2)%)30
Mg		2+
β−n (28.6(2.2)%)29
Mg
β−2n (1.24(19)%)28
Mg
β−α (5.5(2)%×10−5)26
Ne
31
Na		112031.013147(15)16.8(3) msβ− (> 63.2(3.5)%)31
Mg		3/2+
β−n (36.0(3.5)%)30
Mg
β−2n (0.73(9)%)29
Mg
β−3n (< 0.05%)28
Mg
32
Na		112132.020010(40)12.9(3) msβ− (66.4(6.2)%)32
Mg		(3−)
β−n (26(6)%)31
Mg
β−2n (7.6(1.5)%)30
Mg
32m
Na [6] 		625 keV24(2) μsIT32
Na		(0+,6−)
33
Na		112233.02553(48)8.2(4) msβ−n (47(6)%)32
Mg		(3/2+)
β− (40.0(6.7)%)33
Mg
β−2n (13(3)%)31
Mg
34
Na		112334.03401(64)5.5(1.0) msβ−2n (~50%)32
Mg		1+
β− (~35%)34
Mg
β−n (~15%)33
Mg
35
Na		112435.04061(72)#1.5(5) msβ−35
Mg		3/2+#
β−n ?34
Mg ?
β−2n ?33
Mg ?
37
Na		112637.05704(74)#1# ms [> 1.5 μs]β− ?37
Mg ?		3/2+#
β−n ?36
Mg ?
β−2n ?35
Mg ?
39
Na [4] 		112839.07512(80)#1# ms [> 400 ns]β− ?39
Mg ?		3/2+#
β−n ?38
Mg ?
β−2n ?37
Mg ?
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  1. ↑ mNa – Excited nuclear isomer.
  2. ↑ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
  3. ↑ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
  4. 1 2 # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
  5. ↑ Modes of decay:
    IT: Isomeric transition
    n: Neutron emission
    p: Proton emission
  6. ↑ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
  7. ↑ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
  8. ↑ Decay mode shown has been observed, but its intensity is not known experimentally.
  9. 1 2 Cosmogenic nuclide

Sodium-22

Disk containing 1 mCi of sodium-22 Sodium-22, 1-microcurie disk.jpg
Disk containing 1 μCi of sodium-22

Sodium-22 is a radioactive isotope of sodium, undergoing positron emission to 22
Ne with a half-life of 2.6019 years. 22
Na is being investigated as an efficient generator of "cold positrons" (antimatter) to produce muons for catalyzing fusion of deuterium.[ citation needed ] It is also commonly used as a positron source in positron annihilation spectroscopy. [7]

Sodium-23

Sodium-23 is the sole natural isotope of sodium, with an atomic mass of 22.98976928. Because of this, sodium-23 is used in nuclear magnetic resonance in various research fields, including materials science and battery research. [8] Sodium-23 relaxation has applications in studying cation-biomolecule interactions, intracellular and extracellular sodium, ion transport in batteries, and quantum information processing. [9]

Sodium-24

Radioactive sodium-24 is radioactive and generally created from common sodium-23 by neutron activation. With a half-life of 14.956 hours, 24
Na decays to 24
Mg by emission of an electron and, almost always, two gamma rays. [10] [11]

Exposure of the human body to intense neutron radiation creates 24
Na in the blood plasma. Measurements of its quantity can be done to determine the absorbed radiation dose of a patient. [11] This can be used to determine the medical treatment required.

When sodium is used as coolant in fast breeder reactors, 24
Na is created within it, and it becomes radioactive. When the 24
Na decays, it causes formation of magnesium in the coolant, which must be removed. Since the half-life is short, the 24
Na portion of the coolant ceases to be radioactive within a few days after removal from the reactor. Leakage of the hot sodium from the primary loop may cause radioactive fires, [12] as it can ignite in contact with air (and explodes in contact with water). For this reason, the primary cooling loop is placed within the containment vessel.

Sodium has been proposed as a casing for a salted bomb, as it would convert to 24
Na and produce intense gamma-ray emissions for a few days. [13] [14]

See also

Daughter products other than sodium

Notes

  1. ↑ Note that NUBASE2020 uses the tropical year to convert between years and other units of time, not the Gregorian year. The relationship between years and other time units in NUBASE2020 is as follows: 1 y = 365.2422 d = 31 556 926 s

References

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  2. ↑ "Standard Atomic Weights: Sodium". CIAAW. 2005.
  3. ↑ Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; Böhlke, John K.; Chesson, Lesley A.; Coplen, Tyler B.; Ding, Tiping; Dunn, Philip J. H.; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Meijer, Harro A. J. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN   1365-3075.
  4. 1 2 Ahn, D.S.; et al. (2022-11-14). "Discovery of 39Na". Physical Review Letters . 129 (21) 212502: 212502. Bibcode:2022PhRvL.129u2502A. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.212502 . PMID   36461972. S2CID   253591660.
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  6. ↑ Gray, T. J.; Allmond, J. M.; Xu, Z.; King, T. T.; Lubna, R. S.; Crawford, H. L.; Tripathi, V.; Crider, B. P.; Grzywacz, R.; Liddick, S. N.; Macchiavelli, A. O.; Miyagi, T.; Poves, A.; Andalib, A.; Argo, E.; Benetti, C.; Bhattacharya, S.; Campbell, C. M.; Carpenter, M. P.; Chan, J.; Chester, A.; Christie, J.; Clark, B. R.; Cox, I.; Doetsch, A. A.; Dopfer, J.; Duarte, J. G.; Fallon, P.; Frotscher, A.; Gaballah, T.; Harke, J. T.; Heideman, J.; Huegen, H.; Holt, J. D.; Jain, R.; Kitamura, N.; Kolos, K.; Kondev, F. G.; Laminack, A.; Longfellow, B.; Luitel, S.; Madurga, M.; Mahajan, R.; Mogannam, M. J.; Morse, C.; Neupane, S.; Nowicki, A.; Ogunbeku, T. H.; Ong, W.-J.; Porzio, C.; Prokop, C. J.; Rasco, B. C.; Ronning, E. K.; Rubino, E.; Ruland, T. J.; Rykaczewski, K. P.; Schaedig, L.; Seweryniak, D.; Siegl, K.; Singh, M.; Stuchbery, A. E.; Tabor, S. L.; Tang, T. L.; Wheeler, T.; Winger, J. A.; Wood, J. L. (13 June 2023). "Microsecond Isomer at the N = 20 Island of Shape Inversion Observed at FRIB". Physical Review Letters. 130 (24). arXiv: 2302.11607 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.242501.
  7. ↑ Saro, Matúš; Kršjak, Vladimír; Petriska, Martin; Slugeň, Vladimír (2019-07-29). "Sodium-22 source contribution determination in positron annihilation measurements using GEANT4" . AIP Conference Proceedings. 2131 (1): 020039. Bibcode:2019AIPC.2131b0039S. doi:10.1063/1.5119492. ISSN   0094-243X. S2CID   201349680.
  8. ↑ Gotoh, Kazuma (8 February 2021). "23Na Solid-State NMR Analyses for Na-Ion Batteries and Materials" . Batteries & Supercaps. 4 (8): 1267–127. doi:10.1002/batt.202000295. S2CID   233827472.
  9. ↑ Song, Yifan; Yin, Yu; Chen, Qinlong; Marchetti, Alessandro; Kong, Xueqian (2023). "23Na relaxometry: An overview of theory and applications". Magnetic Resonance Letters. 3 (2): 150–174. doi: 10.1016/j.mrl.2023.04.001 .
  10. ↑ National Nuclear Data Center. "NuDat 3.0 database". Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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  13. ↑ "Science: fy for Doomsday" . Time . November 24, 1961. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
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