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Isotopes of the Element Neptunium
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All Known Isotopes of the Element Neptunium

Mass Number		Half-life		Decay Mode		Branching Percentage

225		> 2 microseconds		Alpha Decay		100.00

226		35 milliseconds		Alpha Decay		100.00

227		0.51 seconds		Alpha Decay		100.00

228		61.4 seconds		Electron Capture		60.00

				Alpha Decay		40.00

229		4.0 minutes		Alpha Decay		> 50.00

				Electron Capture		< 50.00

230		4.6 minutes		Electron Capture		<= 97.00

				Alpha Decay		>= 3.00

231		48.8 minutes		Electron Capture		98.00

				Alpha Decay		2.00

232		14.7 minutes		Electron Capture		100.00

233		36.2 minutes		Electron Capture		100.00

				Alpha Decay		<= 1.0E-3

234		4.4 days		Electron Capture		100.00

235		396.1 days		Electron Capture		100.00

				Alpha Decay		2.6E-3

236		154×10⁺³ years		Electron Capture		87.30

				Beta-minus Decay		12.50

				Alpha Decay		0.16

236_m		22.5 hours		Electron Capture		52.00

				Beta-minus Decay		48.00

237		2.144×10⁺⁶ years		Alpha Decay		100.00

				Spontaneous Fission		<= 2E-10

238		2.117 days		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

239		2.3565 days		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

240		61.9 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

240_m		7.22 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		99.89

241		13.9 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

242		2.2 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

242_m		5.5 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

243		1.85 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

244		2.29 minutes		Beta-minus Decay		100.00

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