Thallium-212
Properties and data of the isotope 212Tl.
See also: list of Thallium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Thallium-212; Tl-212Symbol:212Tl or 21281TlMass number A:212 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:81 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:131Isotopic mass:211.99833(21) u (atomic weight of Thallium-212)Nuclide mass:211.9539 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-1.55559 MeVMass defect:1.770601588 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1649.30475561 MeV (per nucleus)
7.77973941 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 3.54(20) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 8.22(28) MeV (first proton)Half-life:ca. 96 sDecay constant λ:0.0072202831308328 s-1Specific activity α:2.060737538507 × 10+19 Bq g-1
556956091.48841 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(5+)Year of discovery:1998
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = ca. 96 s respectively 9.6 × 101 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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β- | 212Pb | | 6.0(2) MeV | |
β-, n | 211Pb | | 0.87(20) MeV | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 131) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 212) with Thallium-212. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
OZ | Isotone N = 131 | Isobar A = 212 |
79 | 210Au | |
80 | 211Hg | 212Hg |
81 | 212Tl | 212Tl |
82 | 213Pb | 212Pb |
83 | 214Bi | 212Bi |
84 | 215Po | 212Po |
85 | 216At | 212At |
86 | 217Rn | 212Rn |
87 | 218Fr | 212Fr |
88 | 219Ra | 212Ra |
89 | 220Ac | 212Ac |
90 | 221Th | 212Th |
91 | 222Pa | 212Pa |
92 | 223U | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-22
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