Bismuth-193m2

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁹³Bi.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Bismuth-193m2; Bi-193m2Symbol:¹⁹³Bi or 19383BiMass number A:193 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:83 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:110Isotopic mass:192.982947(8) u (atomic weight of Bismuth-193m2)
Excitation energy: 605.53(18) keVNuclide mass:192.9374201 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-15.88477 MeVMass defect:1.619671416 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1508.71420598 MeV (per nucleus)
7.81717205 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:153(10) nsDecay constant λ:4530373.72915 s^-1Specific activity α:1.420966080473 × 10⁺²⁸ Bq g^-1
3.840448866145 × 10⁺¹⁷ Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)13/2+

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 153(10) ns respectively 1.53 × 10^-7 seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
Iso	¹⁹³Bi	100 %

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
¹⁹³Bi		63.6(30) s	(9/2-)
^193mBi	305(6) keV	3.12(26) s	(1/2+)
^193m3Bi	2349.6(6) keV	85(3) μs	29/2+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 110) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 193) with Bismuth-193m2. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 110	Isobar A = 193
69	¹⁷⁹Tm
70	¹⁸⁰Yb
71	¹⁸¹Lu
72	¹⁸²Hf
73	¹⁸³Ta	¹⁹³Ta
74	¹⁸⁴W	¹⁹³W
75	¹⁸⁵Re	¹⁹³Re
76	¹⁸⁶Os	¹⁹³Os
77	¹⁸⁷Ir	¹⁹³Ir
78	¹⁸⁸Pt	¹⁹³Pt
79	¹⁸⁹Au	¹⁹³Au
80	¹⁹⁰Hg	¹⁹³Hg
81	¹⁹¹Tl	¹⁹³Tl
82	¹⁹²Pb	¹⁹³Pb
83	¹⁹³Bi	¹⁹³Bi
84	¹⁹⁴Po	¹⁹³Po
85	¹⁹⁵At	¹⁹³At
86	¹⁹⁶Rn	¹⁹³Rn