Platinum-197

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁹⁷Pt.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Platinum-197; Pt-197Symbol:¹⁹⁷Pt or 19778PtMass number A:197 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:78 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:119Isotopic mass:196.9673431(6) u (atomic weight of Platinum-197)Nuclide mass:196.9245584 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-30.41971 MeVMass defect:1.6741344 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1559.44614879 MeV (per nucleus)
7.9159703 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 5.84656(26) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 8.27(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:19.8915(19) hDecay constant λ:9.679555764465 × 10^-6 s^-1Specific activity α:2.974063687511 × 10⁺¹⁶ Bq g^-1
803800.99662476 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)1/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = 0.51(2)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = 1.02Year of discovery:1936

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 19.8915(19) h (hours) respectively 7.16094 × 10⁴ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁹⁷Au	100 %	0.7200(5) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁹⁷Ir.

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
^197mPt	399.59(20) keV	95.41(18) min	13/2+

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 119) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 197) with Platinum-197. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 119	Isobar A = 197
73	¹⁹²Ta
74	¹⁹³W	¹⁹⁷W
75	¹⁹⁴Re	¹⁹⁷Re
76	¹⁹⁵Os	¹⁹⁷Os
77	¹⁹⁶Ir	¹⁹⁷Ir
78	¹⁹⁷Pt	¹⁹⁷Pt
79	¹⁹⁸Au	¹⁹⁷Au
80	¹⁹⁹Hg	¹⁹⁷Hg
81	²⁰⁰Tl	¹⁹⁷Tl
82	²⁰¹Pb	¹⁹⁷Pb
83	²⁰²Bi	¹⁹⁷Bi
84	²⁰³Po	¹⁹⁷Po
85	²⁰⁴At	¹⁹⁷At
86	²⁰⁵Rn	¹⁹⁷Rn
87	²⁰⁶Fr
88	²⁰⁷Ra
89	²⁰⁸Ac
90	²⁰⁹Th