Tantalum

Isotopes
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IsotopeAbundanceT½ (s)Decay
155Ta
156Ta
157Ta
158Ta
159Ta
160Ta
161Ta
162Ta
163Ta
164Ta
165Ta
166Ta
167Ta
168Ta
169Ta
170Ta
171Ta
172Ta
173Ta
174Ta
175Ta
176Ta
177Ta
178Ta
179Ta
180Ta
181Ta99.98799 %Stable-
182Ta
183Ta
184Ta
185Ta
186Ta
187Ta
188Ta
189Ta
190Ta
191Ta
192Ta
193Ta
194Ta
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