Gold-196 (Au-196)

Identity

Protons

79

Neutrons

117

Mass number

196

Mass

196.0 ± 3.2 u

Mass excess

-31.139 MeV

Spin

2-*

Stability

Half-life: 6.17 days

Natural occurrence

Not found in nature

Decays to

• positron emission 93.0 % → Pt-196
• beta minus 7.0 % → Hg-196