Astatine-198m
Properties and data of the isotope 198At.
See also: list of Astatine isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Astatine-198m; At-198mSymbol:198At or 19885AtMass number A:198 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:85 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:113Isotopic mass:197.992792(6) u (atomic weight of Astatine-198m)
Excitation energy: 102+x keVNuclide mass:197.9461683 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-6.71421 MeVMass defect:1.651471228 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1538.33554005 MeV (per nucleus)
7.76937141 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:1.21(6) sDecay constant λ:0.57284890955367 s-1Specific activity α:1.751155748626 × 10+21 Bq g-1
47328533746.651 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(10-)
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 1.21(6) s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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α | 194Bi | 84(16) % | | |
EE/β+ | 198Po | 16(16) % | | |
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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198At | | 4.2(2) s | (3+) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 113) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 198) with Astatine-198m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 113 | Isobar A = 198 |
70 | 183Yb | |
71 | 184Lu | |
72 | 185Hf | |
73 | 186Ta | |
74 | 187W | |
75 | 188Re | 198Re |
76 | 189Os | 198Os |
77 | 190Ir | 198Ir |
78 | 191Pt | 198Pt |
79 | 192Au | 198Au |
80 | 193Hg | 198Hg |
81 | 194Tl | 198Tl |
82 | 195Pb | 198Pb |
83 | 196Bi | 198Bi |
84 | 197Po | 198Po |
85 | 198At | 198At |
86 | 199Rn | 198Rn |
87 | 200Fr | |
88 | 201Ra | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-23
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