Astatine-196

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁹⁶At.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Astatine-196; At-196Symbol:¹⁹⁶At or 19685AtMass number A:196 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:85 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:111Isotopic mass:195.99580(3) u (atomic weight of Astatine-196)Nuclide mass:195.9491763 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-3.91227 MeVMass defect:1.631133396 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1519.39097157 MeV (per nucleus)
7.75199475 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 8.52(3) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 0.15(5) MeV (first proton)Half-life:388(7) msDecay constant λ:1.7864618055669 s^-1Specific activity α:5.51708955590 × 10⁺²¹ Bq g^-1
149110528538.05 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(3+)Year of discovery:1967

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 388(7) ms respectively 3.88 × 10^-1 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
α	¹⁹²Bi	95.1 %	7.195(3) MeV
EE/β⁺	¹⁹⁶Po	4.9 %	9.56(3) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ²⁰⁰Fr.

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
^196mAt	157.9(1) keV	11(2) μs	(5+)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 111) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 196) with Astatine-196. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 111	Isobar A = 196
70	¹⁸¹Yb
71	¹⁸²Lu
72	¹⁸³Hf
73	¹⁸⁴Ta
74	¹⁸⁵W	¹⁹⁶W
75	¹⁸⁶Re	¹⁹⁶Re
76	¹⁸⁷Os	¹⁹⁶Os
77	¹⁸⁸Ir	¹⁹⁶Ir
78	¹⁸⁹Pt	¹⁹⁶Pt
79	¹⁹⁰Au	¹⁹⁶Au
80	¹⁹¹Hg	¹⁹⁶Hg
81	¹⁹²Tl	¹⁹⁶Tl
82	¹⁹³Pb	¹⁹⁶Pb
83	¹⁹⁴Bi	¹⁹⁶Bi
84	¹⁹⁵Po	¹⁹⁶Po
85	¹⁹⁶At	¹⁹⁶At
86	¹⁹⁷Rn	¹⁹⁶Rn