Gold-192

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁹²Au.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Gold-192; Au-192Symbol:¹⁹²Au or 19279AuMass number A:192 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:79 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:113Isotopic mass:191.964818(17) u (atomic weight of Gold-192)Nuclide mass:191.9214849 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-32.77182 MeVMass defect:1.632495036 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1520.65933106 MeV (per nucleus)
7.92010068 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 4.046(17) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 4.363(16) MeV (first proton)Half-life:4.94(9) hDecay constant λ:3.897588734592 × 10^-5 s^-1Specific activity α:1.228891537896 × 10⁺¹⁷ Bq g^-1
3321328.4808008 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)1-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = - 0.0107(15)Quadrupole moment Q:- 0.228(8) barn (100 fm²)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = -0.0107Charge radius:5.4179(44) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1948

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 4.94(9) h (hours) respectively 1.7784 × 10⁴ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE/β⁺	¹⁹²Pt	100 %	3.516(16) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁹²Hg.

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
^192m1Au	135.41(25) keV	29 ms	(5)+
^192m2Au	431.6(5) keV	160(20) ms	(11-)

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 113) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 192) with Gold-192. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 113	Isobar A = 192
70	¹⁸³Yb
71	¹⁸⁴Lu
72	¹⁸⁵Hf
73	¹⁸⁶Ta	¹⁹²Ta
74	¹⁸⁷W	¹⁹²W
75	¹⁸⁸Re	¹⁹²Re
76	¹⁸⁹Os	¹⁹²Os
77	¹⁹⁰Ir	¹⁹²Ir
78	¹⁹¹Pt	¹⁹²Pt
79	¹⁹²Au	¹⁹²Au
80	¹⁹³Hg	¹⁹²Hg
81	¹⁹⁴Tl	¹⁹²Tl
82	¹⁹⁵Pb	¹⁹²Pb
83	¹⁹⁶Bi	¹⁹²Bi
84	¹⁹⁷Po	¹⁹²Po
85	¹⁹⁸At	¹⁹²At
86	¹⁹⁹Rn
87	²⁰⁰Fr
88	²⁰¹Ra