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Astatine-214

Properties and data of the isotope 214At.


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See also: List of individual Astatine isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Astatine-214; At-214Symbol:214At or 21485AtMass number A:214 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:85 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:129Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.5176470588235 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):44Isotopic mass:213.996372(5) u (atomic weight of Astatine-214)Nuclide mass:213.9497483 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-3.37946 MeVMass defect:1.786529884 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1664.14186777 MeV (per nucleus)
7.77636387 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 4.872(6) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 4.015(5) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:558(10) nsDecay constant λ:1242199.2483153 s-1Specific activity α:3.495712873730 × 10+27 Bq g-1
9.447872631705 × 10+16 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
1-Year of discovery:1949

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 558(10) ns respectively 5.58 × 10-7 seconds s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
α210Bi100 %8.987(4) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: 218Fr.

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
214m1At59(9) keV265(20) ns
214m2At232(6) keV760(15) ns9-

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 129) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 214) with Astatine-214. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 129Isobar A = 214
78207Pt
79208Au
80209Hg214Hg
81210Tl214Tl
82211Pb214Pb
83212Bi214Bi
84213Po214Po
85214At214At
86215Rn214Rn
87216Fr214Fr
88217Ra214Ra
89218Ac214Ac
90219Th214Th
91220Pa214Pa
92221U214U
93222Np

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 214At

 


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