Isotopes of sodium

There are twenty recognized isotopes of sodium, ranging from 18
Na to 37
Na and two isomers (22m
Na and 24m
Na). 23
Na is the only stable (and the only primordial) isotope. As such, it is considered a monoisotopic element and it has a relative atomic mass: 22.98976928(2). Sodium has two radioactive cosmogenic isotopes (22
Na, half-life = 2.605 years; and 24
Na, half-life ≈ 15 hours). With the exception of those two, all other isotopes have half-lives under a minute, most under a second. The shortest-lived is 18
Na, with a half-life of 1.3(4)×10−21 seconds.

Acute neutron radiation exposure (e.g., from a nuclear criticality accident) converts some of the stable 23
Na in human blood plasma to 24
Na. By measuring the concentration of this isotope, the neutron radiation dosage to the victim can be computed.

22
Na is a positron-emitting isotope with a remarkably long half-life. It is used to create test-objects and point-sources for positron emission tomography.

Table

nuclide
symbol		 Z(p) N(n)  
isotopic mass (u)
 		 half-life decay
mode(s)[1][n 1]		 daughter
isotope(s)[n 2]		 nuclear
spin		 representative
isotopic
composition
(mole fraction)		 range of natural
variation
(mole fraction)
excitation energy
18Na 11 7 18.02597(5) 1.3(4)×10−21 s p (>99.9%) 17Ne (1−)#
β+ (<.1%) 18Ne
19Na 11 8 19.013877(13) <40 ns p 18Ne (5/2+)#
20Na 11 9 20.007351(7) 447.9(23) ms β+ (75%) 20Ne 2+
β+, α (25%) 16O
21Na 11 10 20.9976552(8) 22.49(4) s β+ 21Ne 3/2+
22Na 11 11 21.9944364(4) 2.6027(10) y β+ 22Ne 3+ Trace[n 3]
22mNa 583.03(9) keV 244(6) ns 1+
23Na 11 12 22.9897692809(29) Stable 3/2+ 1.0000
24Na 11 13 23.99096278(8) 14.9590(12) h β− 24Mg 4+ Trace[n 3]
24mNa 472.207(9) keV 20.20(7) ms IT (99.95%) 24Na 1+
β− (.05%) 24Mg
25Na 11 14 24.9899540(13) 59.1(6) s β− 25Mg 5/2+
26Na 11 15 25.992633(6) 1.077(5) s β− 26Mg 3+
27Na 11 16 26.994077(4) 301(6) ms β− (99.87%) 27Mg 5/2+
β−, n (.13%) 26Mg
28Na 11 17 27.998938(14) 30.5(4) ms β− (99.421%) 28Mg 1+
β−, n (.579%) 27Mg
29Na 11 18 29.002861(14) 44.9(12) ms β− (74.09%) 29Mg 3/2(+#)
β−, n (25.91%) 28Mg
30Na 11 19 30.008976(27) 48.4(17) ms β− (68.83%) 30Mg 2+
β−, n (30.0%) 29Mg
β−, 2n (1.17%) 28Mg
β−, α 26Ne
31Na 11 20 31.01359(23) 17.0(4) ms β− (62.05%) 31Mg (3/2+)
β−, n 30Mg
β−, 2n 29Mg
β−, 3n 28Mg
32Na 11 21 32.02047(38) 12.9(7) ms β− 32Mg (3−,4−)
β−, n 31Mg
β−, 2n 30Mg
33Na 11 22 33.02672(94) 8.2(2) ms β−, n (52.0%) 32Mg 3/2+#
β− (36.0%) 33Mg
β−, 2n (12.0%) 31Mg
34Na 11 23 34.03517(96)# 5.5(10) ms β−, 2n (50.0%) 32Mg 1+
β− (35.0%) 34Mg
β−, n (15.0%) 33Mg
35Na 11 24 35.04249(102)# 1.5(5) ms β− (>99.9%) 35Mg 3/2+#
β−, n (<.1%) 34Mg
36Na 11 25 36.05148(102)# <260 ns
37Na 11 26 37.05934(103)# 1# ms [>1.5 µs] 3/2+#
  1. ↑ Abbreviations:
    IT: Isomeric transition
  2. ↑ Bold for stable isotopes
  3. 1 2 Cosmogenic nuclide

Notes

Sodium-24

Sodium-24 is one of the most important isotopes. It is radioactive and created from common sodium-23 by neutron bombardment. With a 15-hour half life, 24
Na decays to 24
Mg by emission of an electron and two gamma rays. Exposure of the human body to intense neutron flux creates 24
Na in blood plasma. Measurements of its quantity are used to determine the absorbed radiation dose of the patient. This is used to determine the level of medical treatment required.

When the sodium-potassium alloy is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors, 24
Na is created, which makes the coolant radioactive. When the 24
Na decays, it causes a buildup of magnesium in the coolant. Since the half life is short, the 24
Na portion of the coolant ceases to be radioactive within a few days after removal from the reactor.

Sodium-22

Sodium-22 is being investigated as an efficient generator of “cold positrons” (essentially antimatter) to produce muons for catalyzing fusion of deuterium. The energy released would induce phenomenal specific impulse in a rocket engine, enabling probe missions to reach any outer planet in a few weeks instead of years or Alpha Centauri in less than a decade.


Lighter:
sodium-23		 Isotopes of sodium is an
isotope of sodium		 Heavier:
sodium-25
Decay product of:
neon-24		 Decay chain
of isotopes of sodium		 Decays to:
magnesium-24

References


External links

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Isotopes of the chemical elements
1
H		 2
He
3
Li		 4
Be		 5
B		 6
C		 7
N		 8
O		 9
F		 10
Ne
11
Na		 12
Mg		 13
Al		 14
Si		 15
P		 16
S		 17
Cl		 18
Ar
19
K		 20
Ca		 21
Sc		 22
Ti		 23
V		 24
Cr		 25
Mn		 26
Fe		 27
Co		 28
Ni		 29
Cu		 30
Zn		 31
Ga		 32
Ge		 33
As		 34
Se		 35
Br		 36
Kr
37
Rb		 38
Sr		 39
Y		 40
Zr		 41
Nb		 42
Mo		 43
Tc		 44
Ru		 45
Rh		 46
Pd		 47
Ag		 48
Cd		 49
In		 50
Sn		 51
Sb		 52
Te		 53
I		 54
Xe
55
Cs		 56
Ba		 1 asterisk 72
Hf		 73
Ta		 74
W		 75
Re		 76
Os		 77
Ir		 78
Pt		 79
Au		 80
Hg		 81
Tl		 82
Pb		 83
Bi		 84
Po		 85
At		 86
Rn
87
Fr		 88
Ra		 2 asterisks 104
Rf		 105
Db		 106
Sg		 107
Bh		 108
Hs		 109
Mt		 110
Ds		 111
Rg		 112
Cn		 113
Nh		 114
Fl		 115
Mc		 116
Lv		 117
Ts		 118
Og
1 asterisk 57
La		 58
Ce		 59
Pr		 60
Nd		 61
Pm		 62
Sm		 63
Eu		 64
Gd		 65
Tb		 66
Dy		 67
Ho		 68
Er		 69
Tm		 70
Yb		 71
Lu
2 asterisks 89
Ac		 90
Th		 91
Pa		 92
U		 93
Np		 94
Pu		 95
Am		 96
Cm		 97
Bk		 98
Cf		 99
Es		 100
Fm		 101
Md		 102
No		 103
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