Silver-120
Properties and data of the isotope 120Ag.
See also: list of Silver isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Silver-120; Ag-120Symbol:120Ag or 12047AgMass number A:120 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:47 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:73Isotopic mass:119.918785(5) u (atomic weight of Silver-120)Nuclide mass:119.8930031 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-75.65129 MeVMass defect:1.081530372 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1007.43905234 MeV (per nucleus)
8.39532544 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 5.077(15) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 11.533(9) MeV (first proton)Half-life:1.23(4) sDecay constant λ:0.56353429313817 s-1Specific activity α:2.851834363599 × 10+21 Bq g-1
77076604421.597 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)3(+)Year of discovery:1971
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 1.23(4) s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 120Cd | > 99.997 % | 8.306(6) MeV | |
β-, n | 119Cd | < 0.003 % | 0.25(4) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 120Pd.
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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120mAg | 203.0(10) keV | 0.32(4) s | 6(-) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 73) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 120) with Silver-120. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 73 | Isobar A = 120 |
41 | 114Nb | |
42 | 115Mo | |
43 | 116Tc | 120Tc |
44 | 117Ru | 120Ru |
45 | 118Rh | 120Rh |
46 | 119Pd | 120Pd |
47 | 120Ag | 120Ag |
48 | 121Cd | 120Cd |
49 | 122In | 120In |
50 | 123Sn | 120Sn |
51 | 124Sb | 120Sb |
52 | 125Te | 120Te |
53 | 126I | 120I |
54 | 127Xe | 120Xe |
55 | 128Cs | 120Cs |
56 | 129Ba | 120Ba |
57 | 130La | 120La |
58 | 131Ce | 120Ce |
59 | 132Pr | |
60 | 133Nd | |
61 | 134Pm | |
62 | 135Sm | |
63 | 136Eu | |
64 | 137Gd | |
65 | 138Tb | |
66 | 139Dy | |
67 | 140Ho | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-16
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