Periodic Table/Francium/²²⁸Fr

← 227Fr229Fr →

²²⁸Fr

Francium-228

Radioactive· Half-life: 38.0 s

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

87

Neutrons (N)

141

Mass Number (A)

228

Atomic Mass

228.035839AMU

Spin / Parity

2-

Binding E/A

7.431keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

38.0 s

Decay Modesoverview · half-life · α · β⁻ · β⁺

β⁻

100.0%

Decay Chain

²²⁸FrFrancium38.0 s

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸RaRadium5.75 y

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸AcActinium6.15 h

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸ThThorium1.91 y

α100.0%

20O²⁰⁸Pb1.13%

²²⁴RaRadium3.63 d

α100.0%

¹⁴C²¹⁰Pb4.00%

²²⁰RnRadon55.6 s

α100.0%

2β⁻²²⁰Ra

²¹⁶PoPolonium144 ms

α100.0%

2β⁻²¹⁶Rn

²¹²PbLead10.6 h

β⁻100.0%

²¹²BiBismuth1.01 h

β⁻64.1%

α²⁰⁸Tl35.9%

β⁻α²⁰⁸Pb0.01%

²¹²PoPolonium294 ns

α100.0%

²⁰⁸PbLeadSTABLE

11-step decay chain → stable · Primary path shown · branching ratios indicated

Other Isotopes of Francium

197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233

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