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Feb 3, 2022 at 11:17 history edited Poutnik CC BY-SA 4.0
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Feb 1, 2022 at 22:18 comment added Poutnik oops. hafnium-178m2
Feb 1, 2022 at 22:12 comment added Poutnik While the stable one is unstable. // See also hafnium controversy about hafnium-180m2.
Feb 1, 2022 at 22:10 comment added Oscar Lanzi Tantalum-180m is also the only metastable nucleus known to occur in nature.
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Feb 1, 2022 at 21:48 comment added Poutnik @orthocresol No special story :-), I have just mentioned $\ce{^{180\mathrm{m}}Ta}$ several times recently on CH SE, in various context. It is the only stable odd-odd nuclide after 14N, kinetically protected by its high spin configuration.
Feb 1, 2022 at 21:33 comment added orthocresol Is there a story as to why tantalum is your favourite? :-)
Feb 1, 2022 at 21:30 vote accept TheLearner
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