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Lead-185

Properties and data of the isotope 185Pb.


Contents

See also: List of individual Lead isotopes (and general data sources).

 

General data

Name of the isotope:Lead-185; Pb-185Symbol:185Pb or 18582PbMass number A:185 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:82 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:103Nucleon pairing (Z - N):even - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.2560975609756 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):21Isotopic mass:184.987610(17) u (atomic weight of Lead-185)Nuclide mass:184.9426316 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-11.54121 MeVMass defect:1.546528972 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1440.58245824 MeV (per nucleus)
7.78693221 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)
Separation energy:SN = 8.561(21) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 1.947(19) MeV (first proton)
Half-life:6.3(4) sDecay constant λ:0.11002336199364 s-1Specific activity α:3.600957520703 × 10+20 Bq g-1
9732317623.5241 Ci g-1
Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)
3/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = - 1.10(4)Nuclear g-factor:gl = -0.73333333333333Charge radius:5.3984(28) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1975

 

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T½ = 6.3(4) s.

Decay
mode
DaughterProbabilityDecay energyγ energy
(intensity)
α181Hg34(25) %6.695(5) MeV
β+185Tl?8.217(26) MeV

 

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotopes are: 185Bi, 189Po.

 

Nuclear Isomers

Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.

Nuclear IsomerExcitation EnergyHalf-lifeSpin
185mPb+x keV4.3(2) s13/2+

 

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 103) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 185) with Lead-185. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

 

ZIsotone N = 103Isobar A = 185
60163Nd
62165Sm
63166Eu
64167Gd
65168Tb
66169Dy
67170Ho
68171Er
69172Tm
70173Yb185Yb
71174Lu185Lu
72175Hf185Hf
73176Ta185Ta
74177W185W
75178Re185Re
76179Os185Os
77180Ir185Ir
78181Pt185Pt
79182Au185Au
80183Hg185Hg
81184Tl185Tl
82185Pb185Pb
83186Bi185Bi
84187Po
85188At

 

External data and identifiers

Adopted Levels, Gammas:NuDat 185Pb

 


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