Radioactive Decay

The Actinium Series

Element

Atomic Weight

Radiation Emitted

     

Half Life

 

Uranium

235

a

     

7.13E+08

Years

Thorium

231

b

     

25.6

Hours

Protactinium

231

a

     

3.43E+04

Years

               

Actinium

227

b

98.80%

a

1.20%

21.8

Years

               

Thorium

227

a

     

18.4

Days

Francium

223

b

     

21

Minutes

Radium

233

a

     

11.7

Days

Radon

219

a

     

3.92

Seconds

               

Polonium

215

a

     

1.83E-03

Seconds

             

Lead

211

b

     

36.1

Minutes

Astatine

515

a

     

1.00E-04

Seconds

               

Bismuth

211

a

99.70%

b

0.30%

2.16

Minutes

               

Polonium

211

a

 

b

5.00E-06

0.52

Seconds

Thallium

207

b

     

4.78

Seconds

               

Lead

207

Stable