Gold-199
Properties and data of the isotope 199Au.
See also: list of Gold isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Gold-199; Au-199Symbol:199Au or 19979AuMass number A:199 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:79 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:120Isotopic mass:198.9687666(6) u (atomic weight of Gold-199)Nuclide mass:198.9254335 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-29.09372 MeVMass defect:1.689200848 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1573.48045471 MeV (per nucleus)
7.90693696 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 7.58428(6) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 6.4787(21) MeV (first proton)Half-life:3.139(7) dDecay constant λ:2.555758196821 × 10-9 s-1Specific activity α:7773300942018.5 Bq g-1
210.08921464915 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)3/2+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = + 0.2715(7)Quadrupole moment Q:+ 0.510(16) barn (100 fm2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = 0.181Charge radius:5.4454(39) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1937
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 3.139(7) d respectively 2.7121 × 108 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 199Hg | 100 % | 0.4523(6) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 199Pt.
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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199mAu | 548.9405(21) keV | 0.44(3) ms | (11/2)- |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 120) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 199) with Gold-199. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 120 | Isobar A = 199 |
73 | 193Ta | |
74 | 194W | |
75 | 195Re | 199Re |
76 | 196Os | 199Os |
77 | 197Ir | 199Ir |
78 | 198Pt | 199Pt |
79 | 199Au | 199Au |
80 | 200Hg | 199Hg |
81 | 201Tl | 199Tl |
82 | 202Pb | 199Pb |
83 | 203Bi | 199Bi |
84 | 204Po | 199Po |
85 | 205At | 199At |
86 | 206Rn | 199Rn |
87 | 207Fr | 199Fr |
88 | 208Ra | |
89 | 209Ac | |
90 | 210Th | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-22
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