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Isotopes of the Element Beryllium

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Beryllium

Most of the isotope data on this site has been obtained from the National Nuclear Data Center. Please visit their site for more information.

Isotopes With A Known Natural Abundance

Mass NumberNatural AbundanceHalf-life
9100.%STABLE

Known Isotopes

Mass NumberHalf-lifeDecay ModeBranching Percentage
5No Data AvailableProton EmissionNo Data Available
64.953×10-21 secondsProton Emission100.00%
Alpha Decay100.00%
753.24 daysElectron Capture100.00%
88.181×10-17 secondsAlpha Decay100.00%
9STABLE--
101.387×10+6 yearsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
1113.81 secondsBeta-minus Decay with
delayed Alpha Decay
3.1%
Beta-minus Decay100.00%
1221.49 millisecondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
<= 1.00%
132.7×10-21 secondsNeutron EmissionNo Data Available
144.35 millisecondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
81.00%
Beta-minus Decay with delayed
Double Neutron Emission
5.00%
15200 nanosecondsNeutron Emission (suspected)No Data Available
16200 nanosecondsDouble Neutron Emission
(suspected)
No Data Available

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