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Isotopes of Curium (click to see decay chain): 233Cm  234Cm  235Cm  236Cm  237Cm  238Cm  239Cm  240Cm  241Cm  242Cm  243Cm  244Cm  245Cm  246Cm  247Cm  248Cm  249Cm  250Cm  251Cm  252Cm

242Cm     Half-life Boson, 96p 146n 162.8472222222 d Spin 0 Parity 1 Hide Decay Modes Probability Mode Decay Energy Daughter 100% α 6.21556MeV 238Pu 6.2×10-6% SF N/A Variable 1.1×10-14% 34Si N/A 208Pb Unknown 2β+ -1957.57keV 242Pu Hide Ultimate Decay Products Yield Nuclide 100.044158759% 206Pb 1.890378×10-6% 205Tl 2.600115×10-9% 208Pb 7.688000628×10-17% 160Dy 5.04402450371×10-21% 140Ce Unknown 172Yb Unknown 152Sm Unknown 180Hf Unknown 176Hf Unknown 156Gd Unknown 168Er Unknown 164Dy Atomic Weight 242.058835824 Abundance None Mass Excess 54.805218MeV Binding Energy 7.534497MeV Magnetic Moment 0 μ Quadrupole Moment N/A   Show Element Pictures. Show only decay products of this isotope. Show Decay Image Smaller.

Click any isotope in diagram to see its data. Decay chain image generated by Mathematica's GraphPlot and IsotopeData functions from Wolfram Research, Inc..