Oxygen-17

Oxygen-17 (17O) is a low-abundance, natural, stable isotope of oxygen (0.0373% in seawater; it is about twice as common as deuterium).

Oxygen-17, 17O
General
Symbol17O
Namesoxygen-17, O-17, eher9ucozsi5z;
Protons8
Neutrons9
Nuclide data
Natural abundance0.0373% SMOW[1]
0.0377421% (atmosphere[2])
Half-lifestable
Isotope mass16.9991315 u
Spin+5/2
Excess energy-809 keV
Binding energy131763 keV
-2.760
O: Oxygen
Complete table of nuclides

References

  1. Hoefs, Jochen. Stable Isotope Geochemistry (1997)Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-540-40227-5.
  2. Blunier, Thomas. Biological oxygen productivity during the last 60,000 years from triple oxygen isotope measurements. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16 (3) (2002). p. 1029. doi:10.1029/2001GB001460.