Silver-101

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁰¹Ag.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Silver-101; Ag-101Symbol:¹⁰¹Ag or 10147AgMass number A:101 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:47 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:54Isotopic mass:100.912684(5) u (atomic weight of Silver-101)Nuclide mass:100.8869021 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-81.33433 MeVMass defect:0.922997968 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:859.7670692 MeV (per nucleus)
8.51254524 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 11.268(7) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 3.411(18) MeV (first proton)Half-life:11.1(3) minDecay constant λ:0.0010407615323723 s^-1Specific activity α:6.267612549549 × 10⁺¹⁸ Bq g^-1
169394933.77161 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)9/2+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = 5.619(11)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = 1.2486666666667Charge radius:4.4799(88) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1966

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 11.1(3) min (minutes) respectively 6.66 × 10² seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
EE/β⁺	¹⁰¹Pd	100 %	4.098(7) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁰¹Cd.

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
^101mAg	274.1(3) keV	3.10(10) s	(1/2)-

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 54) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 101) with Silver-101. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 54	Isobar A = 101
30	⁸⁴Zn
31	⁸⁵Ga
32	⁸⁶Ge
33	⁸⁷As
34	⁸⁸Se
35	⁸⁹Br
36	⁹⁰Kr	¹⁰¹Kr
37	⁹¹Rb	¹⁰¹Rb
38	⁹²Sr	¹⁰¹Sr
39	⁹³Y	¹⁰¹Y
40	⁹⁴Zr	¹⁰¹Zr
41	⁹⁵Nb	¹⁰¹Nb
42	⁹⁶Mo	¹⁰¹Mo
43	⁹⁷Tc	¹⁰¹Tc
44	⁹⁸Ru	¹⁰¹Ru
45	⁹⁹Rh	¹⁰¹Rh
46	¹⁰⁰Pd	¹⁰¹Pd
47	¹⁰¹Ag	¹⁰¹Ag
48	¹⁰²Cd	¹⁰¹Cd
49	¹⁰³In	¹⁰¹In
50	¹⁰⁴Sn	¹⁰¹Sn
51	¹⁰⁵Sb
52	¹⁰⁶Te