Gold-173m
Properties and data of the isotope 173Au.
See also: list of Gold isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Gold-173m; Au-173mSymbol:173Au or 17379AuMass number A:173 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:79 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:94Isotopic mass:172.986224(24) u (atomic weight of Gold-173m)
Excitation energy: 214(23) minNuclide mass:172.9428909 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-12.83226 MeVMass defect:1.446455632 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1347.36474247 MeV (per nucleus)
7.78823551 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Half-life:12.2(1) msDecay constant λ:56.815342668848 s-1Specific activity α:1.989244166031 × 10+23 Bq g-1
5376335583868.4 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(11/2-)
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 12.2(1) ms respectively 1.22 × 10-2 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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α | 169Ir | 92(13) % | | |
p | 172Pt | ? | | |
EE/β+ | 173Pt | ? | | |
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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173Au | | 26.3(12) ms | (1/2+) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 94) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 173) with Gold-173m. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 94 | Isobar A = 173 |
54 | 148Xe | |
55 | 149Cs | |
56 | 150Ba | |
57 | 151La | |
58 | 152Ce | |
59 | 153Pr | |
60 | 154Nd | |
61 | 155Pm | |
62 | 156Sm | |
63 | 157Eu | |
64 | 158Gd | |
65 | 159Tb | |
66 | 160Dy | 173Dy |
67 | 161Ho | 173Ho |
68 | 162Er | 173Er |
69 | 163Tm | 173Tm |
70 | 164Yb | 173Yb |
71 | 165Lu | 173Lu |
72 | 166Hf | 173Hf |
73 | 167Ta | 173Ta |
74 | 168W | 173W |
75 | 169Re | 173Re |
76 | 170Os | 173Os |
77 | 171Ir | 173Ir |
78 | 172Pt | 173Pt |
79 | 173Au | 173Au |
80 | 174Hg | 173Hg |
Last update: 2020-10-22
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