There are two natural isotopes of iridium (77Ir), and 37 radioisotopes, the most stable radioisotope being 192Ir with a half-life of 73.83 days, and many nuclear isomers, the most stable of which is 192m2Ir with a half-life of 241 years. All other isomers have half-lives under a year, most under a day. All isotopes of iridium are either radioactive or observationally stable, meaning that they are predicted to be radioactive but no actual decay has been observed.[4]

Isotopes of iridium (77Ir)
Main isotopes[1] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
191Ir 37.3% stable
192Ir synth 73.827 d β 192Pt
ε 192Os
192m2Ir synth 241 y IT 192Ir
193Ir 62.7% stable
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Ir)

List of isotopes

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Nuclide[5]
[n 1]
Z N Isotopic mass (Da)[6]
[n 2][n 3]
Half-life
[n 4]
Decay
mode

[n 5]
Daughter
isotope

[n 6][n 7]
Spin and
parity
[n 8][n 4]
Natural abundance (mole fraction)
Excitation energy[n 4] Normal proportion Range of variation
164Ir[7] 77 87 163.99220(44)# <0.5 μs p? 163Os 2−#
164mIr 270(110)# keV 70(10) μs p (96%) 163Os 9+#
α (4%) 160mRe
165Ir 77 88 164.98752(23)# 1.20+0.82
−0.74
 μs
[8]
p 164Os (1/2+)
165mIr[9] ~255 keV 340(40) μs p (88%) 164Os (11/2−)
α (12%) 161mRe
166Ir 77 89 165.98582(22)# 10.5(22) ms α (93%) 162Re (2−)
p (7%) 165Os
166mIr 172(6) keV 15.1(9) ms α (98.2%) 162Re (9+)
p (1.8%) 165Os
167Ir 77 90 166.981665(20) 35.2(20) ms α (48%) 163Re 1/2+
p (32%) 166Os
β+ (20%) 167Os
167mIr 175.3(22) keV 30.0(6) ms α (80%) 163Re 11/2−
β+ (20%) 167Os
p (.4%) 166Os
168Ir 77 91 167.97988(16)# 161(21) ms α 164Re (2-)
β+ (rare) 168Os
168mIr 50(100)# keV 125(40) ms α 164Re (9+)
169Ir 77 92 168.976295(28) 780(360) ms
[640+460
−240
 ms
]
α 165Re (1/2+)
β+ (rare) 169Os
169mIr 154(24) keV 308(22) ms α (72%) 165Re (11/2−)
β+ (28%) 169Os
170Ir 77 93 169.97497(11)# 910(150) ms
[870+180
−120
 ms
]
β+ (64%) 170Os low#
α (36%) 166Re
170mIr 160(50)# keV 440(60) ms α (36%) 166Re (8+)
β+ 170Os
IT 170Ir
171Ir 77 94 170.97163(4) 3.6(10) s
[3.2+13
−7
 s
]
α (58%) 167Re 1/2+
β+ (42%) 171Os
171mIr 180(30)# keV 1.40(10) s (11/2−)
172Ir 77 95 171.970610(30) 4.4(3) s β+ (98%) 172Os (3+)
α (2%) 168Re
172mIr 280(100)# keV 2.0(1) s β+ (77%) 172Os (7+)
α (23%) 168Re
173Ir 77 96 172.967502(15) 9.0(8) s β+ (93%) 173Os (3/2+,5/2+)
α (7%) 169Re
173mIr 253(27) keV 2.20(5) s β+ (88%) 173Os (11/2−)
α (12%) 169Re
174Ir 77 97 173.966861(30) 7.9(6) s β+ (99.5%) 174Os (3+)
α (.5%) 170Re
174mIr 193(11) keV 4.9(3) s β+ (99.53%) 174Os (7+)
α (.47%) 170Re
175Ir 77 98 174.964113(21) 9(2) s β+ (99.15%) 175Os (5/2−)
α (.85%) 171Re
176Ir 77 99 175.963649(22) 8.3(6) s β+ (97.9%) 176Os
α (2.1%) 172Re
177Ir 77 100 176.961302(21) 30(2) s β+ (99.94%) 177Os 5/2−
α (.06%) 173Re
178Ir 77 101 177.961082(21) 12(2) s β+ 178Os
179Ir 77 102 178.959122(12) 79(1) s β+ 179Os (5/2)−
180Ir 77 103 179.959229(23) 1.5(1) min β+ 180Os (4,5)(+#)
181Ir 77 104 180.957625(28) 4.90(15) min β+ 181Os (5/2)−
182Ir 77 105 181.958076(23) 15(1) min β+ 182Os (3+)
183Ir 77 106 182.956846(27) 57(4) min β+ ( 99.95%) 183Os 5/2−
α (.05%) 179Re
184Ir 77 107 183.95748(3) 3.09(3) h β+ 184Os 5−
184m1Ir 225.65(11) keV 470(30) μs 3+
184m2Ir 328.40(24) keV 350(90) ns (7)+
185Ir 77 108 184.95670(3) 14.4(1) h β+ 185Os 5/2−
186Ir 77 109 185.957946(18) 16.64(3) h β+ 186Os 5+
186mIr 0.8(4) keV 1.92(5) h β+ 186Os 2−
IT (rare) 186Ir
187Ir 77 110 186.957363(7) 10.5(3) h β+ 187Os 3/2+
187m1Ir 186.15(4) keV 30.3(6) ms IT 187Ir 9/2−
187m2Ir 433.81(9) keV 152(12) ns 11/2−
188Ir 77 111 187.958853(8) 41.5(5) h β+ 188Os 1−
188mIr 970(30) keV 4.2(2) ms IT 188Ir 7+#
β+ (rare) 188Os
189Ir 77 112 188.958719(14) 13.2(1) d EC 189Os 3/2+
189m1Ir 372.18(4) keV 13.3(3) ms IT 189Ir 11/2−
189m2Ir 2333.3(4) keV 3.7(2) ms (25/2)+
190Ir 77 113 189.9605460(18) 11.7511(20) d[10] EC 190Os 4−
β+ (<0.002%)[10]
190m1Ir 26.1(1) keV 1.120(3) h IT 190Ir (1)−
190m2Ir 36.154(25) keV >2 μs (4)+
190m3Ir 376.4(1) keV 3.087(12) h EC (91.4%)[10] 190Os (11)−
IT (8.6%)[10] 190Ir
191Ir 77 114 190.9605940(18) Observationally Stable[n 9] 3/2+ 0.373(2)
191m1Ir 171.24(5) keV 4.94(3) s IT 191Ir 11/2−
191m2Ir 2120(40) keV 5.5(7) s
192Ir 77 115 191.9626050(18) 73.827(13) d β (95.24%) 192Pt 4+
EC (4.76%) 192Os
192m1Ir 56.720(5) keV 1.45(5) min IT (98.25%) 192Ir 1−
β (1.75%) 192Pt
192m2Ir 168.14(12) keV 241(9) y IT 192Ir (11−)
193Ir 77 116 192.9629264(18) Observationally Stable[n 10] 3/2+ 0.627(2)
193mIr 80.240(6) keV 10.53(4) d IT 193Ir 11/2−
194Ir 77 117 193.9650784(18) 19.28(13) h β 194Pt 1−
194m1Ir 147.078(5) keV 31.85(24) ms IT 194Ir (4+)
194m2Ir 370(70) keV 171(11) d (10,11)(−#)
195Ir 77 118 194.9659796(18) 2.5(2) h β 195Pt 3/2+
195mIr 100(5) keV 3.8(2) h β (95%) 195Pt 11/2−
IT (5%) 195Ir
196Ir 77 119 195.96840(4) 52(1) s β 196Pt (0−)
196mIr 210(40) keV 1.40(2) h β (99.7%) 196Pt (10,11−)
IT 196Ir
197Ir 77 120 196.969653(22) 5.8(5) min β 197Pt 3/2+
197mIr 115(5) keV 8.9(3) min β (99.75%) 197Pt 11/2−
IT (.25%) 197Ir
198Ir 77 121 197.97228(21)# 8(1) s β 198Pt
199Ir 77 122 198.97380(4) 7(5) s β 199Pt 3/2+#
199mIr 130(40)# keV 235(90) ns IT 199Ir 11/2−#
200Ir 77 123 199.976800(210)# 43(6) s β 200Pt (2-, 3-)
201Ir 77 124 200.978640(210)# 21(5) s β 201Pt (3/2+)
202Ir 77 125 201.981990(320)# 11(3) s β 202Pt (2-)
202mIr 2000(1000)# keV 3.4(0.6) μs IT 202Ir
This table header & footer:
  1. ^ mIr – Excited nuclear isomer.
  2. ^ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
  3. ^ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
  4. ^ a b c # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
  5. ^ Modes of decay:
    EC: Electron capture
    IT: Isomeric transition


    p: Proton emission
  6. ^ Bold italics symbol as daughter – Daughter product is nearly stable.
  7. ^ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
  8. ^ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
  9. ^ Believed to undergo α decay to 187Re
  10. ^ Believed to undergo α decay to 189Re

Iridium-192

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Iridium-192 (symbol 192Ir) is a radioactive isotope of iridium, with a half-life of 73.83 days.[11] It decays by emitting beta (β) particles and gamma (γ) radiation. About 96% of 192Ir decays occur via emission of β and γ radiation, leading to 192Pt. Some of the β particles are captured by other 192Ir nuclei, which are then converted to 192Os. Electron capture is responsible for the remaining 4% of 192Ir decays.[12] Iridium-192 is normally produced by neutron activation of natural-abundance iridium metal.[13]

Iridium-192 is a very strong gamma ray emitter, with a gamma dose-constant of approximately 1.54 μSv·h−1·MBq−1 at 30 cm, and a specific activity of 341 TBq·g−1 (9.22 kCi·g−1).[14][15] There are seven principal energy packets produced during its disintegration process ranging from just over 0.2 to about 0.6 MeV.

The 192m2Ir isomer is unusual, both for its long half-life for an isomer, and that said half-life greatly exceeds that of the ground state of the same isotope.

References

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