Iodine-118
Properties and data of the isotope 118I.
See also: list of Iodine isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Iodine-118; I-118Other names:Jod-118Symbol:118I or 11853IMass number A:118 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:53 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:65Isotopic mass:117.913074(21) u (atomic weight of Iodine-118)Nuclide mass:117.8840011 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-80.97105 MeVMass defect:1.064872236 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:991.9220986 MeV (per nucleus)
8.40611948 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 8.61(3) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 3.165(24) MeV (first proton)Half-life:13.7(5) minDecay constant λ:0.00084324474520675 s-1Specific activity α:4.340289431655 × 10+18 Bq g-1
117305119.77446 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = 2.0(2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = 1Year of discovery:1957
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 13.7(5) min (minutes) respectively 8.22 × 102 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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EE/β+ | 118Te | | 6.726(27) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 118Xe.
Nuclear Isomers
Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.
Nuclear Isomer | Excitation Energy | Half-life | Spin |
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118mI | 190.1(10) keV | 8.5(5) min | (7-) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 65) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 118) with Iodine-118. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 65 | Isobar A = 118 |
36 | 101Kr | |
37 | 102Rb | |
38 | 103Sr | |
39 | 104Y | |
40 | 105Zr | |
41 | 106Nb | |
42 | 107Mo | 118Mo |
43 | 108Tc | 118Tc |
44 | 109Ru | 118Ru |
45 | 110Rh | 118Rh |
46 | 111Pd | 118Pd |
47 | 112Ag | 118Ag |
48 | 113Cd | 118Cd |
49 | 114In | 118In |
50 | 115Sn | 118Sn |
51 | 116Sb | 118Sb |
52 | 117Te | 118Te |
53 | 118I | 118I |
54 | 119Xe | 118Xe |
55 | 120Cs | 118Cs |
56 | 121Ba | 118Ba |
57 | 122La | 118La |
58 | 123Ce | |
59 | 124Pr | |
60 | 125Nd | |
61 | 126Pm | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-18
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