53-I-131
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 element
53-iodine-131

Iodine-131 is used to diagnose and treat thyroid disorders.
  • Atomic Mass: 130.9061242 +- 0.0000012 amu
  • Excess Mass: -87444.761 +- 1.145 keV
  • Binding Energy: 1103323.318 +- 1.159 keV
  • Beta Decay Energy: B- 970.848 +- 0.605 keV
"The 1995 update to the atomic mass evaluation" by G.Audi and A.H.Wapstra, Nuclear Physics A595 vol. 4 p.409-480, December 25, 1995.
  • Spin: 7/2+
  • Half life: 8.02070 d
  • Mode of decay: Beta to Xe-131
    • Decay energy: 0.971 MeV

  • Possible parent nuclides:
    Beta from Te-131
R.R.Kinsey, et al.,The NUDAT/PCNUDAT Program for Nuclear Data,paper submitted to the 9 th International Symposium of Capture-Gamma_raySpectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, Hungary, Octover 1996.Data extracted from NUDAT database (Jan. 14/1999)
Magnetic Dipole Moments and Electric Quadrupole Moments
Ex(kev)T1/2Spin    m(nm)    Q(b)    Ref. Std.MethodReference
08.04 d7/2+ +2.742(1) [127I]ABPR 119 2022 (60)
-0.35(2) [127I]"AB, R"PR 119 2022 (60)/PR B61 13588 (00)
1500.95 ns5/2+ +2.8(5) IPACNP A102 203 (67)
17975.9 ns(15/2)- -1.2(4) IPACNP A102 203 (67)
0.65(4) [129I 28]"TDPAC, R"JCP 58 3339 (73)/PR B61 13588 (00)
N. J. Stone, Table of Nuclear Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Moments, to be published.  2000 Courtesy of T. Burrows at BNL/NNDC.