Input interpretation
Am-242 | decay constant
Result
1.2×10^-5 per second
Decay properties
half-life | 16.019 hours (15.998 to 16.042 h) mean lifetime | 23.1 hours (23.081 to 23.142 h) decay constant | 1.2×10^-5 per second specific activity | 29900 TBq/g (terabecquerels per gram) width | 7.911×10^-21 eV (electronvolts) decay modes | β^- (electron emission) | ϵ (electron capture) final decay products | Pb-206 (100%) | Tl-205 (1.9×10^-6%) | Pb-208 (2.6×10^-9%) | W-184 (9×10^-12%) | Yb-168 (2×10^-15%) | Er-164 (2×10^-15%) | Dy-160 (6×10^-17%) | Dy-156 (4×10^-19%) | Sm-144 (4×10^-20%) | Ce-140 (4×10^-21%) | Dy-164 (0%) | Er-168 (0%) | Gd-156 (0%) | Hf-176 (0%) | Hf-180 (0%) | Sm-152 (0%) | Yb-172 (0%)
Corresponding quantities
Lifetime from τ = 1/λ: | 83200 seconds | 1390 minutes | 23 hours | 0.96 days
Half-life from t_(1/2) = log(2)/λ: | 57700 seconds | 961 minutes | 16 hours | 0.67 days