Bismuth-199

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁹⁹Bi.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Bismuth-199; Bi-199Symbol:¹⁹⁹Bi or 19983BiMass number A:199 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:83 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:116Isotopic mass:198.977673(11) u (atomic weight of Bismuth-199)Nuclide mass:198.9321461 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-20.79747 MeVMass defect:1.676934912 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1562.05480892 MeV (per nucleus)
7.84952165 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 9.50(3) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 2.019(14) MeV (first proton)Half-life:27(1) minDecay constant λ:0.00042786862997527 s^-1Specific activity α:1.3013561410 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
35171787.595676 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)9/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = 4.6(4)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = 1.0222222222222Year of discovery:1950

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 27(1) min (minutes) respectively 1.620 × 10³ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EC/β⁺	¹⁹⁹Pb	100 %	4.434(15) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: ²⁰³At, ¹⁹⁹Po.

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
^199mBi	667(4) keV	24.70(15) min	(1/2+)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 116) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 199) with Bismuth-199. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

Z	Isotone N = 116	Isobar A = 199
71	¹⁸⁷Lu
72	¹⁸⁸Hf
73	¹⁸⁹Ta
74	¹⁹⁰W
75	¹⁹¹Re	¹⁹⁹Re
76	¹⁹²Os	¹⁹⁹Os
77	¹⁹³Ir	¹⁹⁹Ir
78	¹⁹⁴Pt	¹⁹⁹Pt
79	¹⁹⁵Au	¹⁹⁹Au
80	¹⁹⁶Hg	¹⁹⁹Hg
81	¹⁹⁷Tl	¹⁹⁹Tl
82	¹⁹⁸Pb	¹⁹⁹Pb
83	¹⁹⁹Bi	¹⁹⁹Bi
84	²⁰⁰Po	¹⁹⁹Po
85	²⁰¹At	¹⁹⁹At
86	²⁰²Rn	¹⁹⁹Rn
87	²⁰³Fr	¹⁹⁹Fr
88	²⁰⁴Ra
89	²⁰⁵Ac