Thallium-192
Properties and data of the isotope 192Tl.
See also: List of individual Thallium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Thallium-192; Tl-192Symbol:192Tl or 19281TlMass number A:192 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:81 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:111Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.3703703703704 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):30Isotopic mass:191.97222(3) u (atomic weight of Thallium-192)Nuclide mass:191.92779 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-25.8769 MeVMass defect:1.623413268 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1512.19971866 MeV (per nucleus)
7.8760402 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 7.66(3) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 2.47(4) MeV (first proton)Half-life:9.6(4) minDecay constant λ:0.0012033805218055 s-1Specific activity α:3.794202623254 × 10+18 Bq g-1
102546016.84472 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(2-)Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = + 0.200(3)Quadrupole moment Q:- 0.335(11) barn (100 fm2)Nuclear g-factor:gl = 0.1Charge radius:5.4191(51) femtometer fmYear of discovery:1961
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 9.6(4) min (minutes) respectively 5.76 × 102 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
|---|
| EC/β+ | 192Hg | 100 % | 6.14(4) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotopes are: 196Bi, 192Pb.
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 |
|---|
| 192m1Tl | 138(45) keV | 10.8(2) min | (7+) |
| 192m2Tl | 388(45) keV | 296(5) ns | (8-) |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 111) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 192) with Thallium-192. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
| Z | Isotone N = 111 | Isobar A = 192 |
| 70 | 181Yb | |
| 71 | 182Lu | |
| 72 | 183Hf | |
| 73 | 184Ta | 192Ta |
| 74 | 185W | 192W |
| 75 | 186Re | 192Re |
| 76 | 187Os | 192Os |
| 77 | 188Ir | 192Ir |
| 78 | 189Pt | 192Pt |
| 79 | 190Au | 192Au |
| 80 | 191Hg | 192Hg |
| 81 | 192Tl | 192Tl |
| 82 | 193Pb | 192Pb |
| 83 | 194Bi | 192Bi |
| 84 | 195Po | 192Po |
| 85 | 196At | 192At |
| 86 | 197Rn | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-22
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