Thallium-179
Properties and data of the isotope 179Tl.
See also: list of Thallium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Thallium-179; Tl-179Symbol:179Tl or 17981TlMass number A:179 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:81 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:98Isotopic mass:178.99112(4) u (atomic weight of Thallium-179)Nuclide mass:178.94669 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-8.27167 MeVMass defect:1.49186936 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1389.66735762 MeV (per nucleus)
7.76350479 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 11.55(10) MeV (first neutron)Half-life:0.23(4) sDecay constant λ:3.0136833937389 s-1Specific activity α:1.019596960918 × 10+22 Bq g-1
275566746194.16 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(1/2+)Year of discovery:1983
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 0.23(4) s respectively 2.3 × 10-1 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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α | 175Au | < 100 % | 6.711(3) MeV | |
EE/β+ | 179Hg | ? | 8.66(5) MeV | |
p | 178Hg | ? | | |
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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179mTl | +x keV | 1.5(3) ms | (11/2-) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 98) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 179) with Thallium-179. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 98 | Isobar A = 179 |
57 | 155La | |
58 | 156Ce | |
59 | 157Pr | |
60 | 158Nd | |
61 | 159Pm | |
62 | 160Sm | |
63 | 161Eu | |
64 | 162Gd | |
65 | 163Tb | |
66 | 164Dy | |
67 | 165Ho | |
68 | 166Er | |
69 | 167Tm | 179Tm |
70 | 168Yb | 179Yb |
71 | 169Lu | 179Lu |
72 | 170Hf | 179Hf |
73 | 171Ta | 179Ta |
74 | 172W | 179W |
75 | 173Re | 179Re |
76 | 174Os | 179Os |
77 | 175Ir | 179Ir |
78 | 176Pt | 179Pt |
79 | 177Au | 179Au |
80 | 178Hg | 179Hg |
81 | 179Tl | 179Tl |
82 | 180Pb | 179Pb |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-22
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