Friday, November 3, 2017

Descending Nuclear Stability

Below is the sorted list of nuclear stability of basic elements, in descending order.

Elements               Z    Density   Density/Z
BoronB52.344.6800E-001
BerylliumBe41.8484.6200E-001
CarbonC62.263.7667E-001
CobaltCo278.93.2963E-001
NickelNi288.93.1786E-001
CopperCu298.963.0897E-001
IronFe267.8743.0285E-001
ChromiumCr247.192.9958E-001
OsmiumOs7622.62.9737E-001
ManganeseMn257.432.9720E-001
IridiumIr7722.42.9091E-001
RutheniumRu4412.372.8114E-001
RheniumRe7521.042.8053E-001
RhodiumRh4512.412.7578E-001
PlatinumPt7821.452.7500E-001
TechnetiumTc4311.52.6744E-001
VanadiumV236.112.6565E-001
TungstenW7419.352.6149E-001
PalladiumPd4612.022.6130E-001
GoldAu7919.322.4456E-001
MolybdenumMo4210.222.4333E-001
ZincZn307.132.3767E-001
TantalumTa7316.652.2808E-001
SilverAg4710.52.2340E-001
NeptuniumNp9320.22.1720E-001
PlutoniumPu9419.842.1106E-001
NiobiumNb418.572.0902E-001
AluminumAl132.7022.0785E-001
TitaniumTi224.542.0636E-001
UraniumU9218.952.0598E-001
GalliumGa315.9071.9055E-001
HafniumHf7213.311.8486E-001
CadmiumCd488.651.8021E-001
LithiumLi30.5341.7800E-001
ArsenicAs335.721.7333E-001
MercuryHg8013.5461.6933E-001
ProtactiniumPa9115.41.6923E-001
SiliconSi142.331.6643E-001
GermaniumGe325.3231.6634E-001
ZirconiumZr406.511.6275E-001
CaliforniumCf9815.11.5408E-001
BerkeliumBk9714.781.5237E-001
IndiumIn497.311.4918E-001
ThalliumTl8111.851.4630E-001
TinSn507.311.4620E-001
MagnesiumMg121.7381.4483E-001
AmericiumAm9513.671.4389E-001
ScandiumSc212.991.4238E-001
SeleniumSe344.791.4088E-001
CuriumCm9613.51.4063E-001
LutetiumLu719.841.3859E-001
LeadPb8211.351.3841E-001
ThuliumTm699.321.3507E-001
ErbiumEr689.071.3338E-001
HolmiumHo678.81.3134E-001
AntimonySb516.6841.3106E-001
ThoriumTh9011.7241.3027E-001
DysprosiumDy668.551.2955E-001
SulfurS162.071.2938E-001
TerbiumTb658.231.2662E-001
GadoliniumGd647.8951.2336E-001
PhosphorusP151.821.2133E-001
SamariumSm627.521.2129E-001
TelluriumTe526.241.2000E-001
PromethiumPm617.31.1967E-001
BismuthBi839.751.1747E-001
NeodymiumNd607.011.1683E-001
CeriumCe586.771.1672E-001
PraseodymiumPr596.771.1475E-001
YttriumY394.471.1462E-001
ActiniumAc8910.071.1315E-001
PoloniumPo849.31.1071E-001
LanthanumLa576.151.0789E-001
YtterbiumYb706.99.8571E-002
IodineI534.939.3019E-002
BromineBr353.1198.9114E-002
SodiumNa110.9718.8273E-002
EuropiumEu635.248.3175E-002
CalciumCa201.557.7500E-002
AstatineAt856.357.4706E-002
StrontiumSr382.546.6842E-002
BariumBa563.596.4107E-002
RadiumRa885.56.2500E-002
PotassiumK190.8624.5368E-002
RubidiumRb371.634.4054E-002
CesiumCs551.8733.4055E-002
FranciumFr872.90E+0003.3333E-002
ChlorineCl173.21E-0031.8906E-004
FluorineF91.70E-0031.8844E-004
NitrogenN71.25E-0031.7866E-004
OxygenO81.43E-0031.7863E-004
RadonRn869.73E-0031.1314E-004
XenonXe545.90E-0031.0926E-004
KryptonKr363.75E-0031.0417E-004
ArgonAr181.78E-0039.9022E-005
NeonNe109.00E-0049.0000E-005
HydrogenH18.99E-0058.9900E-005
HeliumHe21.79E-0048.9250E-005

Notice that Helium \(He\), is the most unstable. A Helium \(He\) boom bomb is more likely than a Hydrogen \(H\) boom bomb.  The difference is small.

Have a bombastic day.