Isotopes of bismuth
Bismuth (Bi) has no stable isotopes, but does have one very long-lived isotope, thus the standard atomic mass can be given. Although bismuth-209 is now known to be unstable, it has classically been considered to be a "stable" isotope because it has a half-life of over 1.9×1019 years, which is more than a billion (1000 million) times the age of the universe. Besides 209Bi, the most stable bismuth radioisotopes are 210mBi with a half-life of 3.04 million years, 208Bi with a half-life of 368,000 years and 207Bi, with a half-life of 32.9 years, none of which occur in nature. All other isotopes have half-lives under 1 year, most under a day. Of naturally occurring radioisotopes, the most stable is radiogenic 210Bi with a half-life of 5.012 days.
Table
nuclide symbol |
historic name |
Z(p) | N(n) | isotopic mass (u) |
half-life[n 1] | decay mode(s)[1][n 2] |
daughter isotope(s)[n 3] |
nuclear spin |
representative isotopic composition (mole fraction) |
range of natural variation (mole fraction) |
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excitation energy | ||||||||||
184Bi | 83 | 101 | 184.00112(14)# | 6.6(15) ms | 3+# | |||||
184mBi | 150(100)# keV | 13(2) ms | 10-# | |||||||
185Bi | 83 | 102 | 184.99763(6)# | 2# ms | p | 184Pb | 9/2-# | |||
α (rare) | 181Tl | |||||||||
185mBi | 70(50)# keV | 49(7) µs | α | 181Tl | 1/2+ | |||||
p | 184Pb | |||||||||
186Bi | 83 | 103 | 185.99660(8) | 14.8(7) ms | α | 182Tl | (3+) | |||
β+ (rare) | 186Pb | |||||||||
186mBi | 270(140)# keV | 9.8(4) ms | α | 182Tl | (10-) | |||||
β+ | 186Pb | |||||||||
187Bi | 83 | 104 | 186.993158(16) | 32(3) ms | α (50%) | 183Tl | 9/2-# | |||
β+ (50%) | 187Pb | |||||||||
187m1Bi | 101(20) keV | 320(70) µs | 1/2+# | |||||||
187m2Bi | 252(1) keV | 7(5) µs | (13/2+) | |||||||
188Bi | 83 | 105 | 187.99227(5) | 44(3) ms | α | 184Tl | 3+# | |||
β+ (rare) | 188Pb | |||||||||
188mBi | 210(140)# keV | 220(40) ms | α | 184Tl | (10-) | |||||
β+ (rare) | 188Pb | |||||||||
189Bi | 83 | 106 | 188.98920(6) | 674(11) ms | α (51%) | 185Tl | (9/2-) | |||
β+ (49%) | 189Pb | |||||||||
189m1Bi | 181(6) keV | 5.0(1) ms | (1/2+) | |||||||
189m2Bi | 357(1) keV | 880(50) ns | (13/2+) | |||||||
190Bi | 83 | 107 | 189.9883(2) | 6.3(1) s | α (77%) | 186Tl | (3+) | |||
β+ (30%) | 190Pb | |||||||||
190m1Bi | 420(180) keV | 6.2(1) s | α (70%) | 186Tl | (10-) | |||||
β+ (23%) | 190Pb | |||||||||
190m2Bi | 690(180) keV | >500(100) ns | 7+# | |||||||
191Bi | 83 | 108 | 190.985786(8) | 12.3(3) s | α (60%) | 187Tl | (9/2-) | |||
β+ (40%) | 191Pb | |||||||||
191mBi | 240(4) keV | 124(5) ms | α (75%) | 187Tl | (1/2+) | |||||
β+ (25%) | 191Pb | |||||||||
192Bi | 83 | 109 | 191.98546(4) | 34.6(9) s | β+ (82%) | 192Pb | (3+) | |||
α (18%) | 188Tl | |||||||||
192mBi | 150(30) keV | 39.6(4) s | β+ (90.8%) | 192Pb | (10-) | |||||
α (9.2%) | 188Tl | |||||||||
193Bi | 83 | 110 | 192.98296(1) | 67(3) s | β+ (95%) | 193Pb | (9/2-) | |||
α (5%) | 189Tl | |||||||||
193mBi | 308(7) keV | 3.2(6) s | α (90%) | 189Tl | (1/2+) | |||||
β+ (10%) | 193Pb | |||||||||
194Bi | 83 | 111 | 193.98283(5) | 95(3) s | β+ (99.54%) | 194Pb | (3+) | |||
α (.46%) | 190Tl | |||||||||
194m1Bi | 110(70) keV | 125(2) s | β+ | 194Pb | (6+,7+) | |||||
α (rare) | 190Tl | |||||||||
194m2Bi | 230(90)# keV | 115(4) s | (10-) | |||||||
195Bi | 83 | 112 | 194.980651(6) | 183(4) s | β+ (99.97%) | 195Pb | (9/2-) | |||
α (.03%) | 191Tl | |||||||||
195m1Bi | 399(6) keV | 87(1) s | β+ (67%) | 195Pb | (1/2+) | |||||
α (33%) | 191Tl | |||||||||
195m2Bi | 2311.4+X keV | 750(50) ns | (29/2-) | |||||||
196Bi | 83 | 113 | 195.980667(26) | 5.1(2) min | β+ (99.99%) | 196Pb | (3+) | |||
α (.00115%) | 192Tl | |||||||||
196m1Bi | 166.6(30) keV | 0.6(5) s | IT | 196Bi | (7+) | |||||
β+ | 196Pb | |||||||||
196m2Bi | 270(3) keV | 4.00(5) min | (10-) | |||||||
197Bi | 83 | 114 | 196.978864(9) | 9.33(50) min | β+ (99.99%) | 197Pb | (9/2-) | |||
α (10−4%) | 193Tl | |||||||||
197m1Bi | 690(110) keV | 5.04(16) min | α (55%) | 193Tl | (1/2+) | |||||
β+ (45%) | 197Pb | |||||||||
IT (.3%) | 197Bi | |||||||||
197m2Bi | 2129.3(4) keV | 204(18) ns | (23/2-) | |||||||
197m3Bi | 2360.4(5)+X keV | 263(13) ns | (29/2-) | |||||||
197m4Bi | 2383.1(7)+X keV | 253(39) ns | (29/2-) | |||||||
197m5Bi | 2929.5(5) keV | 209(30) ns | (31/2-) | |||||||
198Bi | 83 | 115 | 197.97921(3) | 10.3(3) min | β+ | 198Pb | (2+,3+) | |||
198m1Bi | 280(40) keV | 11.6(3) min | β+ | 198Pb | (7+) | |||||
198m2Bi | 530(40) keV | 7.7(5) s | 10- | |||||||
199Bi | 83 | 116 | 198.977672(13) | 27(1) min | β+ | 199Pb | 9/2- | |||
199m1Bi | 667(4) keV | 24.70(15) min | β+ (98%) | 199Pb | (1/2+) | |||||
IT (2%) | 199Bi | |||||||||
α (.01%) | 195Tl | |||||||||
199m2Bi | 1947(25) keV | 0.10(3) µs | (25/2+) | |||||||
199m3Bi | ~2547.0 keV | 168(13) ns | 29/2- | |||||||
200Bi | 83 | 117 | 199.978132(26) | 36.4(5) min | β+ | 200Pb | 7+ | |||
200m1Bi | 100(70)# keV | 31(2) min | EC (90%) | 200Pb | (2+) | |||||
IT (10%) | 200Bi | |||||||||
200m2Bi | 428.20(10) keV | 400(50) ms | (10-) | |||||||
201Bi | 83 | 118 | 200.977009(16) | 108(3) min | β+ (99.99%) | 201Pb | 9/2- | |||
α (10−4%) | 197Tl | |||||||||
201m1Bi | 846.34(21) keV | 59.1(6) min | EC (92.9%) | 201Pb | 1/2+ | |||||
IT (6.8%) | 201Bi | |||||||||
α (.3%) | 197Tl | |||||||||
201m2Bi | 1932.2+X keV | 118(28) ns | (25/2+) | |||||||
201m3Bi | 1971.2+X keV | 105(75) ns | (27/2+) | |||||||
201m4Bi | 2739.90(20)+X keV | 124(4) ns | (29/2-) | |||||||
202Bi | 83 | 119 | 201.977742(22) | 1.72(5) h | β+ | 202Pb | 5(+#) | |||
α (10−5%) | 198Tl | |||||||||
202m1Bi | 615(7) keV | 3.04(6) µs | (10#)- | |||||||
202m2Bi | 2607.1(5) keV | 310(50) ns | (17+) | |||||||
203Bi | 83 | 120 | 202.976876(23) | 11.76(5) h | β+ | 203Pb | 9/2- | |||
α (10−5%) | 199Tl | |||||||||
203m1Bi | 1098.14(7) keV | 303(5) ms | IT | 203Bi | 1/2+ | |||||
203m2Bi | 2041.5(6) keV | 194(30) ns | 25/2+ | |||||||
204Bi | 83 | 121 | 203.977813(28) | 11.22(10) h | β+ | 204Pb | 6+ | |||
204m1Bi | 805.5(3) keV | 13.0(1) ms | IT | 204Bi | 10- | |||||
204m2Bi | 2833.4(11) keV | 1.07(3) ms | (17+) | |||||||
205Bi | 83 | 122 | 204.977389(8) | 15.31(4) d | β+ | 205Pb | 9/2- | |||
206Bi | 83 | 123 | 205.978499(8) | 6.243(3) d | β+ | 206Pb | 6(+) | |||
206m1Bi | 59.897(17) keV | 7.7(2) µs | (4+) | |||||||
206m2Bi | 1044.8(5) keV | 890(10) µs | (10-) | |||||||
207Bi | 83 | 124 | 206.9784707(26) | 32.9(14) a | β+ | 207Pb | 9/2- | |||
207mBi | 2101.49(16) keV | 182(6) µs | 21/2+ | |||||||
208Bi | 83 | 125 | 207.9797422(25) | 3.68(4)×105 a | β+ | 208Pb | (5)+ | |||
208mBi | 1571.1(4) keV | 2.58(4) ms | IT | 208Bi | (10)- | |||||
209Bi[n 4][n 5] | 83 | 126 | 208.9803987(16) | 1.9(2)×1019 a[n 6] | α | 205Tl | 9/2- | 1.0000 | ||
210Bi | Radium E | 83 | 127 | 209.9841204(16) | 5.012(5) d | β- | 210Po | 1- | Trace[n 7] | |
α (1.32×10−4%) | 206Tl | |||||||||
210mBi | 271.31(11) keV | 3.04(6)×106 a | α | 206Tl | 9- | |||||
211Bi | Actinium C | 83 | 128 | 210.987269(6) | 2.14(2) min | α (99.72%) | 207Tl | 9/2- | Trace[n 8] | |
β- (.276%) | 211Po | |||||||||
211mBi | 1257(10) keV | 1.4(3) µs | (25/2-) | |||||||
212Bi | Thorium C | 83 | 129 | 211.9912857(21) | 60.55(6) min | β- (64.05%) | 212Po | 1(-) | Trace[n 9] | |
α (35.94%) | 208Tl | |||||||||
β-, α (.014%) | 208Pb | |||||||||
212m1Bi | 250(30) keV | 25.0(2) min | α (67%) | 208Tl | (9-) | |||||
β- (33%) | 212mPo | |||||||||
β-, α (.3%) | 208Pb | |||||||||
212m2Bi | 2200(200)# keV | 7.0(3) min | >15 | |||||||
213Bi[n 10] | 83 | 130 | 212.994385(5) | 45.59(6) min | β- (97.91%) | 213Po | 9/2- | |||
α (2.09%) | 209Tl | |||||||||
214Bi | Radium C | 83 | 131 | 213.998712(12) | 19.9(4) min | β- (99.97%) | 214Po | 1- | Trace[n 7] | |
α (.021%) | 210Tl | |||||||||
β-, α (.003%) | 210Pb | |||||||||
215Bi | 83 | 132 | 215.001770(16) | 7.6(2) min | β- | 215Po | (9/2-) | Trace[n 8] | ||
215mBi | 1347.5(25) keV | 36.4(25) min | (25/2-) | |||||||
216Bi | 83 | 133 | 216.006306(12) | 2.17(5) min | β- | 216Po | 1-# | |||
217Bi | 83 | 134 | 217.00947(21)# | 98.5(8) s | 9/2-# | |||||
218Bi | 83 | 135 | 218.01432(39)# | 33(1) s | 1-# |
- ^ Bold for isotopes with half-lives longer than the age of the universe (nearly stable)
- ^ Abbreviations:
EC: Electron capture
IT: Isomeric transition - ^ Bold for stable isotopes
- ^ Formerly believed to be final decay product of 4n+1 decay chain
- ^ Primordial radioisotope, also some is radiogenic from the extinct nuclide 237Np
- ^ Formerly believed to be the heaviest stable nuclide
- ^ a b Intermediate decay product of 238U
- ^ a b Intermediate decay product of 235U
- ^ Intermediate decay product of 232Th
- ^ Used in medicine
Notes
- 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.
See also
References
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