Carbon

Isotopes


(Incomplete)
IsotopeAbundanceT½ (s)Decay
8C
9C
10C
11C
12C98.94 %Stable-
13C1.06 %Stable-
14C
15C
16C
17C
18C
19C
20C
22C
Note: No 21C isotope.
All data from [6].


α: alpha particle emission (4He nucleus)
β+: emission of an anti-electron and a neutrino. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron
β-: emission of an electron and an anti-neutrino. A neutron inside the nucleus is transformed into a proton
ec: electron capture: capture of one orbital electron by the the nucleus. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron plus a neutrino
SF: Spontaneous Fission: a nucleus spontaneously splits into fragment nuclides
IT: Isomeric Transition: a level above the ground state decays via electromagnetic process
n: neutron emission
p: proton emission
β- n (and similar): beta- decay followed by delayed neutron emission