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Naturally occurring lutetium (Lu) is composed of 1 stable isotope 175Lu (97.41% natural abundance) and one long-lived radioisotope,
176
Lu with a half-life of 3.78 1010 years (2.59% natural abundance). 34 radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable,
besides 176Lu, being 174Lu with a half-life of 3.31 years, and 173Lu with a half-life of 1.37 years. All of the remaining radioactive
isotopes have half-lives that are less than 9 days, and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than half an hour. This element
also has 18 meta states, with the most stable being 177mLu (t 160.4 days), 174mLu (t 142 days) and 178mLu (t 23.1 minutes).
The isotopes of lutetium range in atomic weight from 149.973 (150Lu) to 183.961 (184Lu). The primary decay mode before the most
abundant stable isotope, 175Lu, is electron capture (with some alpha and positron emission), and the primary mode after is beta emission.
The primary decay products before 175Lu are isotopes of ytterbium and the primary products after are isotopes of hafnium.
Standard atomic mass: 174.967(1) u

Table

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nuclide
symbol

Z(p) N(n) isotopic mass (u)

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half-life

[n 1]

decay
daughter
mode(s)[1][n 2] isotope(s)[n 3]

nuclear
spin

excitation energy
150

71

Lu

150m

34(15) keV

Lu

151

71

Lu

151m

Lu

153

Lu

80 150.96758(43)#
77(5) keV

Lu

152

79 149.97323(54)#

43(5) ms

p (80%)
+

(20%)

149

Yb

150

Yb

80(60) s
[30(+95-15) s]
80.6(19) ms

81 151.96412(21)#

650(70) ms

71

82 152.95877(22)

0.9(2) s

(2+)
(1,2)

151

(85%)

152

+, p (15%)

151

153

149

Yb

16(1) s

71

(11/2-)
(3/2+)

Yb
Tm
Yb
Tm

(5-,6-)

11/2-

153m1

Lu

80(5) keV

1# s

1/2+

153m2

Lu

2502.5(4) keV

>0.1 s

23/2-

153m3

Lu

2632.9(5) keV

15(3) s

27/2-

154

71

Lu

83 153.95752(22)#

1# s

154

Yb

(2-)

154m1

Lu

58(13) keV

1.12(8) s

(9+)

154m2

Lu

>2562 keV

35(3) s

(17+)

155

71

Lu

155m1
155m2

68.6(16) ms

Lu

20(6) keV

138(8) ms

Lu

1781.0(20) keV

2.70(3) ms

156

71

Lu

156m

157

71

Lu

157m

Lu

159

Lu

88 158.94663(4)

12.1(10) s

100(80)# keV
89 159.94603(6)
0(100)# keV

Lu
71
Lu

4.79(12) s

71

160m

Lu

6.8(18) s

10.6(3) s

71

161

198(2) ms

87 157.949313(16)

Lu

Lu

494(12) ms

71

159m
160

86 156.950098(20)

21.0(20) keV

Lu

158

85 155.95303(8)

220(80)# keV

Lu

161m

84 154.954316(22)

90 160.94357(3)
166(18) keV

(76%)
+

151

Tm

(24%)

155

(88%)

151

+ (12%)

155

(95%)

152

+ (5%)

156

(94%)

152

Yb
Tm
Yb

(11/2-)

(1/2+)
(25/2-)

Tm
Yb
Tm

(6%)

156

157

153

+ (94%)

157

(6%)

153

+ (99.09%)

158

(.91%)

154

+ (99.96%)

159

(.04%)

155

Yb
Yb
Tm
Yb
Tm
Yb
Tm
Yb
Tm

10# s
36.1(3) s

representative
range of natural
isotopic
variation
composition
(mole fraction)
(mole fraction)

(2)-

(9)+

(1/2+,3/2+)

(11/2-)

2-

1/2+#
11/2-#

160

Yb

2-#

(104%)

156

77(2) s

161

1/2+

7.3(4) ms

IT

161

(9/2-)

Tm

40(1) s
Yb
Lu

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162

71

Lu

162m1
162m2

91 161.94328(8)

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1.37(2) min

Lu

120(200)# keV

1.5 min

Lu

300(200)# keV

1.9 min

163

71

Lu

92 162.94118(3)

3.97(13) min

162

162

IT (rare)

162

163

1/2(+)

164

1(-)

Yb
Yb
Lu

Yb

(1-)
4-#

164

71

93 163.94134(3)

3.14(3) min

165

71

94 164.939407(28)

10.74(10) min

165

1/2+

166

71

95 165.93986(3)

2.65(10) min

166

(6-)

EC (58%)

166

IT (42%)

166

Lu
Lu
Lu

166m1
166m2

Lu

34.37(5) keV

1.41(10) min

Lu

42.9(5) keV

2.12(10) min

167

71

Lu

167m

0(30)# keV

Lu

168

71

Lu

168m

71

Lu

169m

71

Lu

170m

71

Lu

171m

71

Lu

51.5(10) min

101 171.939086(3)

Yb
Yb
Yb
Lu

3(-)
0(-)

167

Yb

>1 min

7/2+
1/2(-#)

168

(95%)

168

IT (5%)

168

169

7/2+

IT

169

1/2-

2.012(20) d

170

0+

670(100) ms

IT

170

(4)-

171

7/2+

79(2) s

IT

171

1/2-

6.70(3) d

172

4-

IT

172

1-

5.5(1) min
6.7(4) min
34.06(5) h
160(10) s

100 170.9379131(30) 8.24(3) d

71.13(8) keV

Lu

172

99 169.938475(18)
92.91(9) keV

Lu

171

98 168.937651(6)
29.0(5) keV

Lu

170

97 167.93874(5)
180(110) keV

Lu

169

96 166.93827(3)

Yb

Yb
Yb
Lu
Yb
Lu
Yb
Lu
Yb
Lu
Yb

(6-)
3+

172m1

Lu

41.86(4) keV

3.7(5) min

172m2

Lu

65.79(4) keV

0.332(20) s

(1)+

172m3

Lu

109.41(10) keV

440(12) s

(1)+

172m4

Lu

213.57(17) keV

150 ns

173

71

Lu

173m

123.672(13) keV

Lu

174

71

Lu

174m1

102 172.9389306(26) 1.37(1) a

Lu

(6-)
EC

173

Yb

74.2(10) s

103 173.9403375(26) 3.31(5) a

7/2+
5/2-

174

IT (99.38%)

174

EC (.62%)

174

Yb
Lu

(1)-

Lu

170.83(5) keV

142(2) d

174m2

Lu

240.818(4) keV

395(15) ns

(3+)

174m3

Lu

365.183(6) keV

145(3) ns

(4-)

175

71

Lu

104 174.9407718(23)

Yb

Observationally Stable [n 4][citation needed]

6-

7/2+

175m1

Lu

1392.2(6) keV

984(30) s

(19/2+)

175m2

Lu

353.48(13) keV

1.49(7) s

5/2-

176

Lu[n 5][n 6]

71

176m

122.855(6) keV

Lu

177

Lu

105 175.9426863(23) 38.5(7)109 a

71

3.664(19) h

106 176.9437581(23) 6.6475(20) d

176

- (99.9%)

176

EC (.095%)

176

177

Hf
Hf

7-

0.9741(2)

0.0259(2)

1-

Yb
Hf

7/2+

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177m1

Lu

150.3967(10) keV

130(3) ns

177m2

Lu

569.7068(16) keV

155(7) s

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9/21/2+
-

177m3

177m4

Lu

970.1750(24) keV

160.44(6) d

Lu

3900(10) keV

7(2) min
[6(+3-2) min]

178

71

Lu

178m

123.8(26) keV

Lu

179

71

Lu

179m

71

Lu

108 178.947327(6)
592.4(4) keV

Lu

180

107 177.945955(3)

109 179.94988(8)

178

9(-)

4.59(6) h

179

7/2(+)

3.1(9) ms

IT

179

1/2(+)

5.7(1) min

180

5+

IT

180

3-

Lu

624.0(5) keV

>=1 ms

71

Lu

111 181.95504(21)#

39/2-

23.1(3) min

180m2

182

Hf
Hf
Lu
Hf
Lu

3.5(3) min

181

(7/2+)

2.0(2) min

182

(0,1,2)

183

(7/2+)

184

(3+)

71

112 182.95757(32)#

58(4) s

184

71

113 183.96091(43)#

20(3) s

Lu

Hf

(9-)

183

Lu

23/2-

1(+)

~1 s

110 180.95197(32)#

Lu

178

13.9(3) keV

71

177

Lu

Lu

IT (21.7%)

Hf

28.4(2) min

180m1

181

(78.3%)

177

Hf
Hf
Hf
Hf

1. ^ Bold for isotopes with half-lives longer than the age of the universe (nearly stable)
2. ^ Abbreviations:
EC: Electron capture
IT: Isomeric transition
3. ^ Bold for stable isotopes
4. ^ Believed to undergo decay to 171Tm
5. ^ primordial radionuclide
6. ^ Used in Lutetium-Hafnium dating

Notes
Geologically exceptional samples are known in which the isotopic composition lies outside the reported range. The uncertainty in
the atomic mass may exceed the stated value for such specimens.
Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from systematic trends. Spins with weak
assignment arguments are enclosed in parentheses.
Uncertainties are given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits. Uncertainty values denote one standard
deviation, except isotopic composition and standard atomic mass from IUPAC which use expanded uncertainties.

References
1. ^ http://www.nucleonica.net/unc.aspx

Isotope masses from:

G. Audi, A. H. Wapstra, C. Thibault, J. Blachot and O. Bersillon (2003). "The NUBASE evaluation of nuclear and decay
properties" (http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/amdc/nubase/Nubase2003.pdf). Nuclear Physics A 729: 3128.
Bibcode:2003NuPhA.729....3A (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003NuPhA.729....3A). doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.001
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.nuclphysa.2003.11.001).
Isotopic compositions and standard atomic masses from:
J. R. de Laeter, J. K. Bhlke, P. De Bivre, H. Hidaka, H. S. Peiser, K. J. R. Rosman and P. D. P. Taylor (2003). "Atomic
weights of the elements. Review 2000 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/75/6/0683/pdf/).
Pure and Applied Chemistry 75 (6): 683800. doi:10.1351/pac200375060683 (http://dx.doi.org
/10.1351%2Fpac200375060683).
M. E. Wieser (2006). "Atomic weights of the elements 2005 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (http://iupac.org/publications
/pac/78/11/2051/pdf/). Pure and Applied Chemistry 78 (11): 20512066. doi:10.1351/pac200678112051 (http://dx.doi.org
/10.1351%2Fpac200678112051). Lay summary (http://old.iupac.org/news/archives/2005/atomic-weights_revised05.html).
Half-life, spin, and isomer data selected from the following sources. See editing notes on this article's talk page.

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