Actinium-227 is a natural isotope; the half life is 24,77 years. It is a emitter of alpha and beta.
Actinium-227 decay to francium-223.
Actinium hasn't important applications:- actinium-227/beryllium neutron source- determination of Ac-227 in ocean waters help to understand the vertical movements of water- actinium-225 was studied for cancer radiotherapy
For the isotope actinium-227 the mass is 227,027 752 1(26) g.
The most common isotope of actinium, Ac-227, has 89 protons and 138 neutrons.
The reaction is: Ra-226 + n---------Ra-227--------------Ac-227 + e-
The most common isotope of actinium, Ac-227, has 89 protons and electrons and 138 neutrons.
The mass number for the isotope 227Ac is 227.
The nuclear reactions are: Ra-226-------n--------→Ra-227-------beta--------→Ac-227 + gamma
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The number of neutrons is the difference between the atomic mass of an isotope and the atomic number. Actinium has a great number of isotopes, each with a different mass or number of neutrons.
The natural isotope 227Ac decay: - by beta minus decay: to 227Th - by alpha decay: to 223Fr
Actinium is radioactive. The Ac-227 isotope has a half life of 21.77 years