Bi - Bismuth

A heavy metal, bismuth has been known since Claude Geoffroy distinguished it from lead in 1753. 

Atomic number - 83 Density g/mL 9 .8
Atomic weight u 208 .9804 Melting point K 544 .52
Bonding radius A 1 .46 Boiling point K 1837
Atomic radius A 1 .63 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 104 .8
Ionization Potential V 7 .289 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 11 .3
Electronegativity - 2 .02 Specific heat J/gK 0 .12
The oxide is mildly acidic.
Crystal are rhombohedral.

Electron config. : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3


Isotopes of Bi: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.

 
187
35 msec
a,7.690 MeV
Tl-183
186.99345
188
44 msec
a/EC,7.270
Tl-184/Pb-188
187.99216
188a
0.21 sec
EC,10.400 MeV
Pb-188
187.99216
189
680 msec
a/EC,7.270
Tl-185/Pb-189
188.98947
190
5.7 sec
a/EC,6.862
Tl-186/Pb-190
189.98851
191
12 sec
a/EC,6.781
Tl-187/Pb-191
190.98604
191a
150 msec
EC,7.542 MeV
Pb-191
190.98636
192
34.6 sec
a/EC,9.000
Tl-188/Pb-192
191.98536
193
67 sec
a/EC,6.500
Tl-189/Pb-193
192.98303
194
95 sec
a/EC,8.200
Tl-190/Pb-194
193.98271
195
183 sec
a/EC,5.900
Tl-191/Pb-195
194.98075
196
308 sec
a/EC,7.360
Tl-192/Pb-196
195.98061
197
9.33 min
a/EC,5.200
Tl-193/Pb-197
196.97893
198
10.3 min
EC,6.560 MeV
Pb-198
197.97902
199
27 min
a/EC,4.340
Tl-195/Pb-199
198.97757
200
36.4 min
EC,5.890 MeV
Pb-200
199.97814
201
108 min
a/EC,3.840
Tl-197/Pb-201
200.97697
202
1.72 hr
a/EC,5.160
Tl-198/Pb-202
201.97768
203
11.76 hr
a/EC,3.253
Tl-199/Pb-203
202.97686
204
11.22 hr
EC,4.438 MeV
Pb-204
203.97779
205
15.31 da
EC,2.708 MeV
Pb-205
204.97737
206
6.243 da
EC,3.758 MeV
Pb-206
205.97848
207
31.55 yr
EC,2.399 MeV
Pb-207
206.97845
208
3.68E+5 yr
EC,2.880 MeV
Pb-208
207.97972
209 100%

Stable

208.98038
210
5.013 da
a/B-,1.163
Tl-206/Po-210
209.98410
211
2.14 min
a/B-,6.751
Tl-207/Po-211
210.98725
212
60.55 min
a/B-/B-a,2.254
Tl-208/Po-212/Pb-208
211.99127
213
45.59 min
a/B-,1.426
Tl-209/Po-213
212.99437
214
19.9 min
a/B-,3.272
Tl-210/Po-214
213.99869
215
7.6 min
B-,2.250 MeV
Po-215
215.00183
216
3.6 min
B-,4.000 MeV
Po-216
216.00620
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