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Isotopes of the Element Sulfur

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Sulfur

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
3294.99%STABLE
330.75%STABLE
344.25%STABLE
360.01%STABLE

Known Isotopes

Mass NumberHalf-lifeDecay ModeBranching Percentage
2679 nanosecondsDouble Proton Emission (suspected)No Data Available
2715.5 millisecondsElectron Capture with
delayed Double Proton Emission
1.10%
Electron Capture100.00%
Electron Capture with
delayed Proton Emission
2.30%
28125 millisecondsElectron Capture100.00%
Electron Capture with
delayed Proton Emission
20.70%
29187 millisecondsElectron Capture100.00%
Electron Capture with
delayed Proton Emission
47.00%
301.178 secondsElectron Capture100.00%
312.572 secondsElectron Capture100.00%
32STABLE--
33STABLE--
34STABLE--
3587.37 daysBeta-minus Decay100.00%
36STABLE--
375.05 minutesBeta-minus Decay100.00%
38170.3 minutesBeta-minus Decay100.00%
3911.5 secondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
408.8 secondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
411.99 secondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
No Data Available
421.03 secondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
430.28 secondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
40.00%
44100 millisecondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
18.00%
4568 millisecondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
Beta-minus Decay with
delayed Neutron Emission
54.00%
4650 millisecondsBeta-minus Decay100.00%
47No Data AvailableNo Data AvailableNo Data Available
48>= 200 nanosecondsBeta-minus DecayNo Data Available
49< 200 nanosecondsNeutron EmissionNo Data Available

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