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Nuclides / Isotopes

Nuc-
lide
Atomic
Mass
NNAbun
%
SpinHalf LifeDMDTBR
%
Decay
Energy
(MeV)
Bi185184.998102Syn1/2+44us    
Bi186185.996103Syn3+15ms    
Bi187186.993104Syn9/2-35msαTl183>507.690
meta state 0.060MeVSyn1/2+0.8msαTl183>507.750
Bi188187.992105Syn 0.21sαTl184 7.270
 0.21s εPb188 10.400
Bi189188.99106Syn9/2-680msαTl185>507.270
 680ms εPb189<508.000
meta state 0.092MeVSyn1/2+~5msαTl185>507.362
 ~5ms εPb189<508.092
Bi190189.989107Syn3+6.3sαTl186~906.862
meta state 0.000MeVSyn10-6.2sαTl186706.862
 6.2s εPb190309.600
Bi191190.986108Syn9/2-12sαTl187606.781
 12s εPb191407.300
meta state 0.242MeVSyn1/2+150msαTl187757.023
 150ms εPb191<=257.542
Bi192191.985109Syn2+, 3+37s εPb192889.000
 37sαTl188126.376
meta state 0.105MeVSyn10-39.6s εPb192909.105
 39.6sαTl188106.481
Bi193192.983110Syn9/2-67s εPb193956.500
 67sαTl18956.305
meta state 0.307MeVSyn1/2+3.2sαTl189906.612
 3.2s εPb193~106.807
Bi194193.983111Syn3+95s εPb19499.548.200
 95sαTl1900.465.918
meta state 0.000MeVSyn6+, 7+125s εPb194 8.200
meta state 0.000MeVSyn10-115s εPb19499.808.200
 115sαTl1900.25.918
Bi195194.981112Syn9/2-183s εPb19599.975.900
 183sαTl1910.035.833
meta state 0.401MeVSyn1/2+87s εPb195676.301
 87sαTl191336.234
Bi196195.981113Syn3+308s εPb196~1007.360
 308sαTl1920.00125.460
meta state 0.167MeVSyn7+0.6s    
meta state 0.269MeVSyn10-240s εPb19674.27.629
 240sIT 25.80.269
 240sαTl1920.000385.729
Bi197196.979114Syn9/2-9.33mαTl1930.00015.390
 9.33m εPb197 5.200
meta state 0.500MeVSyn1/2+5.04mαTl193555.890
 5.04m εPb197455.700
 5.04mITBi197<0.30.500
Bi198197.979115Syn2+, 3+10.3m εPb198 6.560
meta state 0.000MeVSyn7+11.6m εPb198 6.560
meta state 0.249MeVSyn10-7.7sIT  0.249
Bi199198.978116Syn9/2-27m εPb199 4.340
meta state 0.680MeVSyn1/2+24.70m εPb199>=985.020
 24.70mIT <=20.680
 24.70mαTl195~0.015.640
Bi200199.9781117Syn7+36.4m εPb200 5.890
meta state 0.000MeVSyn2+31m εPb200>905.890
 31mITBi200<10 
meta state 0.428MeVSyn10-0.40sITBi200 0.428
Bi201200.977118Syn9/2-108mαTl197<0.00014.500
 108m εPb201 3.840
meta state 0.846MeVSyn1/2+59.1m εPb201>934.686
 59.1mIT <=6.80.846
 59.1mαTl197~0.35.346
Bi202201.9777119Syn5+1.72hαTl198<1.0E -54.290
 1.72h εPb202 5.150
Bi203202.9769120Syn9/2-11.76hαTl199~1.0E -54.150
 11.76h εPb203 3.253
meta state 1.098MeVSyn1/2+303msIT  1.098
Bi204203.9778121Syn6+11.22h εPb204 4.438
meta state 0.805MeVSyn10-13msIT  0.805
meta state 2.833MeVSyn17+1.07msIT  2.833
Bi205204.9774122Syn9/2-15.31d εPb205 2.708
Bi206205.9785123Syn6+6.243d εPb206 3.758
Bi207206.9785124Syn9/2-31.55y εPb207 2.399
Bi208207.9797125Syn5+368000y εPb208 2.880
meta state 1.571MeVSyn10-2.58msIT  1.571
Bi209208.9804126100.9/2-Stable 
Bi210209.9841127Syn1-5.013dαTl2060.000135.037
 5.013d β-Po210 1.163
meta state 0.271MeVSyn9-3040000yαTl206 5.308
Bi211210.9873128Syn9/2-2.14mαTl20799.726.751
 2.14m β-Po2110.280.579
Bi212211.9913129Syn1-60.55m β-Po21264.062.254
 60.55mαTl20835.946.207
 60.55m β- + αPb2080.0111.208
meta state 0.250MeVSyn9-25mαTl208676.457
 25m β-Po212332.504
meta state 1.910MeVSyn 7m β-Po212~1004.164
Bi213212.9944130Syn9/2-45.59m β-Po21397.911.426
 45.59mαTl2092.095.982
Bi214213.9987131Syn1-19.9m β-Po21499.983.272
 19.9mαTl2100.025.617
Bi215215.002132Syn 7.6m β-Po215 2.250
Bi216216.006133Syn1-3.6m β-Po216<=1004.000
Bi217 134Syn9/2-97s β-   
NuclidePotential Parent Nuclides
Bi185None known
Bi186None known
Bi187None known
meta state 0.060MeVNone known
Bi188None known
Bi189None known
meta state 0.092MeVNone known
Bi190At194 (Syn)
meta state 0.000MeVNone known
Bi191At195 (Syn)
meta state 0.242MeVNone known
Bi192At196 (Syn) Po192 (Syn)
meta state 0.105MeVNone known
Bi193At197 (Syn) At197m (Syn)
meta state 0.307MeVNone known
Bi194At198 (Syn) At198m (Syn)
meta state 0.000MeVNone known
meta state 0.000MeVNone known
Bi195At199 (Syn) Po195 (Syn) Po195m (Syn)
meta state 0.401MeVNone known
Bi196At200 (Syn) At200m (Syn) At200m1 (Syn) Po196 (Syn)
meta state 0.167MeVNone known
meta state 0.269MeVNone known
Bi197At201 (Syn) Bi197m (Syn) Po197 (Syn) Po197m (Syn)
meta state 0.500MeVNone known
Bi198At202 (Syn) At202m (Syn) At202m1 (Syn) Po198 (Syn)
meta state 0.000MeVNone known
meta state 0.249MeVNone known
Bi199At203 (Syn) Po199 (Syn) Po199m (Syn)
meta state 0.680MeVNone known
Bi200At204 (Syn) Bi200m (Syn) Bi200m1 (Syn) Po200 (Syn)
meta state 0.000MeVNone known
meta state 0.428MeVNone known
Bi201At205 (Syn) Po201 (Syn) Po201m (Syn)
meta state 0.846MeVNone known
Bi202At206 (Syn) Po202 (Syn)
Bi203At207 (Syn) Po203 (Syn)
meta state 1.098MeVNone known
Bi204At208 (Syn) Po204 (Syn)
meta state 0.805MeVNone known
meta state 2.833MeVNone known
Bi205At209 (Syn) Po205 (Syn)
Bi206At210 (Natural) Po206 (Syn)
Bi207At211 (Syn) Po207 (Syn)
Bi208At212 (Syn) At212m (Syn) Po208 (Syn)
meta state 1.571MeVNone known
Bi209At213 (Syn) Pb209 (Syn) Po209 (Natural)
Bi210At214 (Syn) At214m (Syn) At214m1 (Syn) Pb210 (Syn)
meta state 0.271MeVNone known
Bi211At215 (Syn) Pb211 (Syn)
Bi212At216 (Syn) At216m (Syn) Pb212 (Syn)
meta state 0.250MeVNone known
meta state 1.910MeVNone known
Bi213At217 (Syn) Pb213 (Syn)
Bi214At218 (Syn) Pb214 (Syn)
Bi215At219 (Syn)
Bi216At220 (Syn)
Bi217None known

Key:

  • NN = Number of Neutrons
  • Abun % = Natural Abundance (as a percentage)
  • Syn = Synthetic Nuclide (does not occur in nature)
  • DM = Decay Mode
    α = Alpha emission
    β- = Beta emission
    β- β- = Double beta decay
    β+ = Positron emission
    ε = Electron Capture
    IT = Isomeric Transition
    N = Neutron emission
    P = Proton emission
    SF = Spontaneous Fission
  • DT = Decays To
  • BR % = Branch Ratio (as a percentage)

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