Periodic Table/Mercury/²¹⁶Hg

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²¹⁶Hg

Mercury-216

Radioactive

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

80

Neutrons (N)

136

Mass Number (A)

216

Atomic Mass

216.022459AMU

Spin / Parity

0+

Binding E/A

7.495keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

Unknown

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

β⁻

β⁻n

Decay Chain

²¹⁶HgMercury?

β⁻

β⁻n²¹⁵Tl

²¹⁶TlThallium5.90 s

β⁻100.0%

β⁻n²¹⁵Pb11.5%

²¹⁶PbLead1.66 min

β⁻100.0%

²¹⁶BiBismuth2.21 min

β⁻100.0%

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

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

Other Isotopes of Mercury

170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216

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