Bismuth (83Bi) has 41 known isotopes, ranging from 184Bi to 224Bi. Bismuth has no stable isotopes, but does have one very long-lived isotope; thus, the standard atomic weight can be given as . Although bismuth-209 is now known to be radioactive, it has classically been considered to be a stable isotope because it has a half-life of approximately 2.01×1019 years, which is more than a billion times the age of the universe. Besides 209Bi, the most stable bismuth radioisotopes are 210mBi with a half-life of 3.04 million years, 208Bi with a half-life of 368,000 years and 207Bi, with a half-life of 32.9 years, none of which occurs in nature. All other isotopes have half-lives under 1 year, most under a day. Of naturally occurring radioisotopes, the most stable is radiogenic 210Bi with a half-life of 5.012 days. 210mBi is unusual for being a nuclear isomer with a half-life multiple orders of magnitude longer than that of the ground state.
|-| 184Bi[1] || style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 101| 184.00135(13)#| 13(2) ms| α| 180Tl| 3+#||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 184mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 150(100)# keV| 6.6(15) ms| α| 180Tl| 10−#||-| rowspan=2|185Bi[2] | rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 102| rowspan=2|184.99760(9)#| rowspan=2|| p (92%)| 184Pb| rowspan=2|(1/2+)| rowspan=2||-| α (8%)| 181Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 185mBi| | colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 70(50)# keV| 58(2) μs| IT| 185Bi| (7/2−, 9/2−)| |-| rowspan=3|186Bi[3] | rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 103| rowspan=3|185.996623(18)| rowspan=3|14.8(7) ms| α| 182Tl| rowspan=3|(3+)| rowspan=3||-| β+?| 186Pb|-| β+, SF (0.011%)| (various)|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 186mBi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 170(100)# keV| rowspan=3|9.8(4) ms| α| 182Tl| rowspan=3|(10−)| rowspan=3||-| β+?| 186Pb|-| β+, SF (0.011%)| (various)|-| rowspan=2|187Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 104| rowspan=2|186.993147(11)| rowspan=2|37(2) ms| α| 183Tl| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (rare)| 187Pb|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 187m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 108(8) keV| 370(20) μs| α| 183Tl| (1/2+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 187m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 252(3) keV| 7(5) μs| IT| 187Bi| (13/2+)||-| rowspan=3|188Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 105| rowspan=3| 187.992276(12)| rowspan=3|60(3) ms| α| 184Tl| rowspan=3|(3+)| rowspan=3||-| β+ (rare)| 188Pb|-| β+, SF (0.0014%)| (various)|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 188m1Bi| | colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 66(30) keV| >5 μs| IT| 184Tl| 7+#| |-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 188m2Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 153(30) keV| rowspan=2|265(15) ms| α| 184Tl| rowspan=2|(10−)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (rare)| 188Pb|-| rowspan=2|189Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 106| rowspan=2|188.989195(22)| rowspan=2|688(5) ms| α| 185Tl| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| β+?| 189Pb|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 189m1Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 184(5) keV| rowspan=2|5.0(1) ms| α (83%)| 185Tl| rowspan=2|(1/2+)| rowspan=2||-| IT (17%)| 189Bi|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 189m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 357.6(5) keV| 880(50) ns| IT| 189Bi| (13/2+)||-| rowspan=3|190Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 107| rowspan=3|189.988625(23)| rowspan=3|6.3(1) s| α (77%)| 186Tl| rowspan=3|(3+)| rowspan=3||-| β+ (23%)| 190Pb|-| β+, SF (6×10-6%)| (various)|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 190m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 120(40) keV| rowspan=3|6.2(1) s| α (70%)| 186Tl| rowspan=3|(10−)| rowspan=3||-| β+ (30%)| 190Pb|-| β+,SF (4×10-6%)| (various)|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 190m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 121(15) keV| 175(8) ns| IT| 190Bi| (5−)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 190m3Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 394(40) keV| 1.3(8) μs| IT| 190Bi| (8−)||-| rowspan=2|191Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 108| rowspan=2|190.985787(8)| rowspan=2|12.4(3) s| α (51%)| 187Tl| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (49%)| 191Pb|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 191m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 242(4) keV| rowspan=3|124(5) ms| α (68%)| 187Tl| rowspan=3|(1/2+)| rowspan=3||-| IT (32%)| 191Bi|-| β+ (rare)| 191Pb|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 191m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 429.7(5) keV| 562(10) ns| IT| 191Bi| (13/2+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 191m3Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1875(25)# keV| 400(40) ns| IT| 191Bi| 25/2-#||-| rowspan=2|192Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 109| rowspan=2|191.98547(3)| rowspan=2|34.6(9) s| β+ (82%)| 192Pb| rowspan=2|(3+)| rowspan=2||-| α (18%)| 188Tl|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 192mBi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 150(30) keV| rowspan=2|39.6(4) s| β+ (90.8%)| 192Pb| rowspan=2|(10−)| rowspan=2||-| α (9.2%)| 188Tl|-| rowspan=2|193Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 110| rowspan=2|192.982947(8)| rowspan=2|67(3) s| β+ (95%)| 193Pb| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| α (5%)| 189Tl|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 193mBi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 308(7) keV| rowspan=2|3.2(6) s| α (90%)| 189Tl| rowspan=2|(1/2+)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (10%)| 193Pb|-| rowspan=2|194Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 111| rowspan=2|193.982799(6)| rowspan=2|95(3) s| β+ (99.54%)| 194Pb| rowspan=2|(3+)| rowspan=2||-| α (.46%)| 190Tl|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 194m1Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 110(70) keV| rowspan=2|125(2) s| β+| 194Pb| rowspan=2|(6+, 7+)| rowspan=2||-| α (rare)| 190Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 194m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 230(90)# keV| 115(4) s||| (10−)||-| rowspan=2|195Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 112| rowspan=2|194.980649(6)| rowspan=2|183(4) s| β+ (99.97%)| 195Pb| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| α (.03%)| 191Tl|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 195m1Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 399(6) keV| rowspan=2|87(1) s| β+ (67%)| 195Pb| rowspan=2|(1/2+)| rowspan=2||-| α (33%)| 191Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 195m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2311.4+X keV| 750(50) ns||| (29/2−)||-| rowspan=2|196Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 113| rowspan=2|195.980667(26)| rowspan=2|5.1(2) min| β+ (99.99%)| 196Pb| rowspan=2|(3+)| rowspan=2||-| α (.00115%)| 192Tl|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 196m1Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 166.6(30) keV| rowspan=2|0.6(5) s| IT| 196Bi| rowspan=2|(7+)| rowspan=2||-| β+| 196Pb|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 196m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 270(3) keV| 4.00(5) min||| (10−)||-| rowspan=2|197Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 114| rowspan=2|196.978865(9)| rowspan=2|9.33(50) min| β+ (99.99%)| 197Pb| rowspan=2|(9/2−)| rowspan=2||-| α (10−4%)| 193Tl|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 197m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 690(110) keV| rowspan=3|5.04(16) min| α (55%)| 193Tl| rowspan=3|(1/2+)| rowspan=3||-| β+ (45%)| 197Pb|-| IT (.3%)| 197Bi|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 197m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2129.3(4) keV| 204(18) ns||| (23/2−)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 197m3Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2360.4(5)+X keV| 263(13) ns||| (29/2−)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 197m4Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2383.1(7)+X keV| 253(39) ns||| (29/2−)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 197m5Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2929.5(5) keV| 209(30) ns||| (31/2−)||-| 198Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 115| 197.979201(30)| 10.3(3) min| β+| 198Pb| (2+, 3+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 198m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 280(40) keV| 11.6(3) min| β+| 198Pb| (7+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 198m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 530(40) keV| 7.7(5) s||| 10−||-| 199Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 116| 198.977673(11)| 27(1) min| β+| 199Pb| 9/2−||-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 199m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 667(4) keV| rowspan=3|24.70(15) min| β+ (98%)| 199Pb| rowspan=3|(1/2+)| rowspan=3||-| IT (2%)| 199Bi|-| α (.01%)| 195Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 199m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1947(25) keV| 0.10(3) μs||| (25/2+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 199m3Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | ~2547.0 keV| 168(13) ns||| 29/2−||-| 200Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 117| 199.978131(24)| 36.4(5) min| β+| 200Pb| 7+||-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 200m1Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 100(70)# keV| rowspan=2|31(2) min| EC (90%)| 200Pb| rowspan=2|(2+)| rowspan=2||-| IT (10%)| 200Bi|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 200m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 428.20(10) keV| 400(50) ms||| (10−)||-| rowspan=2|201Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 118| rowspan=2|200.976995(13)| rowspan=2|108(3) min| β+ (99.99%)| 201Pb| rowspan=2|9/2−| rowspan=2||-| α (10−4%)| 197Tl|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 201m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 846.34(21) keV| rowspan=3|59.1(6) min| EC (92.9%)| 201Pb| rowspan=3|1/2+| rowspan=3||-| IT (6.8%)| 201Bi|-| α (.3%)| 197Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 201m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1932.2+X keV| 118(28) ns||| (25/2+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 201m3Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1971.2+X keV| 105(75) ns||| (27/2+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 201m4Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2739.90(20)+X keV| 124(4) ns||| (29/2−)||-| rowspan=2|202Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 119| rowspan=2|201.977723(15)| rowspan=2|1.72(5) h| β+| 202Pb| rowspan=2|5(+#)| rowspan=2||-| α (10−5%)| 198Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 202m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 615(7) keV| 3.04(6) μs||| (10#)−||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 202m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2607.1(5) keV| 310(50) ns||| (17+)||-| rowspan=2|203Bi| rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 120| rowspan=2|202.976892(14)| rowspan=2|11.76(5) h| β+| 203Pb| rowspan=2|9/2−| rowspan=2||-| α (10−5%)| 199Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 203m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1098.14(7) keV| 303(5) ms| IT| 203Bi| 1/2+||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 203m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2041.5(6) keV| 194(30) ns||| 25/2+||-| 204Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 121| 203.977836(10)| 11.22(10) h| β+| 204Pb| 6+||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 204m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 805.5(3) keV| 13.0(1) ms| IT| 204Bi| 10−||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 204m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2833.4(11) keV| 1.07(3) ms||| (17+)||-| 205Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 122| 204.977385(5)| 15.31(4) d| β+| 205Pb| 9/2−||-| 206Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 123| 205.978499(8)| 6.243(3) d| β+| 206Pb| 6(+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 206m1Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 59.897(17) keV| 7.7(2) μs||| (4+)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 206m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1044.8(5) keV| 890(10) μs||| (10−)||-| 207Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 124| 206.9784706(26)| 32.9(14) y| β+| 207Pb| 9/2−||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 207mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2101.49(16) keV| 182(6) μs||| 21/2+||-| 208Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 125| 207.9797421(25)| 3.68(4)×105 y| β+| 208Pb| (5)+||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 208mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1571.1(4) keV| 2.58(4) ms| IT| 208Bi| (10)−||-| 209Bi
[4] [5] || style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 126| 208.9803986(15)| 2.01(8)×1019 y
[6] | α| 205Tl| 9/2−| 1.0000|-| rowspan=2|210Bi| rowspan=2|Radium E| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 127| rowspan=2|209.9841202(15)| rowspan=2|5.012(5) d| β−| 210Po| rowspan=2|1−| rowspan=2|Trace[7] |-| α (1.32×10−4%)| 206Tl|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 210mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 271.31(11) keV| 3.04(6)×106 y| α| 206Tl| 9−||-| rowspan=2|211Bi| rowspan=2|Actinium C| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 128| rowspan=2|210.987269(6)| rowspan=2|2.14(2) min| α (99.72%)| 207Tl| rowspan=2|9/2−| rowspan=2|Trace[8] |-| β− (.276%)| 211Po|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 211mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1257(10) keV| 1.4(3) μs||| (25/2−)||-| rowspan=3|212Bi| rowspan=3|Thorium C| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 129| rowspan=3|211.991285(2)| rowspan=3|60.55(6) min| β− (64.05%)| 212Po| rowspan=3|1(−)| rowspan=3|Trace[9] |-| α (35.94%)| 208Tl|-| β−, α (.014%)| 208Pb|-| rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" | 212m1Bi| rowspan=3|| rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 250(30) keV| rowspan=3|25.0(2) min| α (67%)| 208Tl| rowspan=3|(9−)| rowspan=3||-| β− (33%)| 212mPo|-| β−, α (.3%)| 208Pb|-| style="text-indent:1em" | 212m2Bi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2200(200)# keV| 7.0(3) min||| >16||-| rowspan=2|213Bi
[10] [11] | rowspan=2|| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 130| rowspan=2|212.994384(5)| rowspan=2|45.59(6) min| β− (97.91%)| 213Po| rowspan=2|9/2−| rowspan=2|Trace[12] |-| α (2.09%)| 209Tl|-| rowspan=3|214Bi| rowspan=3|Radium C| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 131| rowspan=3|213.998711(12)| rowspan=3|19.9(4) min| β− (99.97%)| 214Po| rowspan=3|1−| rowspan=3|Trace|-| α (.021%)| 210Tl|-| β−, α (.003%)| 210Pb|-| 215Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 132| 215.001749(6)| 7.6(2) min| β−| 215Po| (9/2−)| Trace|-| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 215mBi| rowspan=2| | rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1347.5(25) keV| rowspan=2| 36.9(6) s| IT (76.9%)| 215Bi| rowspan=2| (25/2−)| rowspan=2| |-| β− (23.1%)| 215Po|-| 216Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 133| 216.006306(12)| 2.17(5) min| β−| 216Po| (6−, 7−)||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 216mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 24(19) keV| 6.6(21) min| β−| 216Po| 3−#||-| 217Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 134| 217.009372(19)| 98.5(8) s| β−| 217Po| 9/2−#||-| style="text-indent:1em" | 217mBi|| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1480(40) keV| 2.70(6) μs| IT| 217Bi| 25/2−#||-| 218Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 135| 218.014188(29)| 33(1) s| β−| 218Po| (6−, 7−, 8−)||-| 219Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 136| 219.01752(22)#| 8.7(29) s| β−| 219Po| 9/2−#||-| 220Bi|| style="text-align:right" | 83| style="text-align:right" | 137| 220.02250(32)#| 9.5(57) s| β−| 220Po| 1−#||-|rowspan=2| 221Bi|rowspan=2||rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 138|rowspan=2|221.02598(32)#|rowspan=2| 2# s| β−?| 221Po|rowspan=2| 9/2−#|rowspan=2||-| β−, n?| 220Po|-|rowspan=2| 222Bi|rowspan=2||rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 139|rowspan=2|222.03108(32)#|rowspan=2| 3# s| β−?| 222Po|rowspan=2| 1−#|rowspan=2||-| β−, n?| 221Po|-|rowspan=2| 223Bi|rowspan=2||rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 140|rowspan=2| 223.03461(43)#|rowspan=2| 1# s| β−?| 223Po|rowspan=2| 9/2−#|rowspan=2||-| β−, n?| 222Po|-|rowspan=2| 224Bi|rowspan=2||rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83|rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 141|rowspan=2|224.03980(43)#|rowspan=2| 1# s| β−?| 224Po|rowspan=2|1−#|rowspan=2||-| β−, n?| 223Po
Bismuth-213 (213Bi) has a half-life of 45 minutes and decays via alpha emission. Commercially, bismuth-213 can be produced by bombarding radium with bremsstrahlung photons from a linear particle accelerator, which populates its progenitor actinium-225. In 1997, an antibody conjugate with 213Bi was used to treat patients with leukemia. This isotope has also been tried in targeted alpha therapy (TAT) program to treat a variety of cancers.[13] Bismuth-213 is also found in the decay chain of uranium-233, which is the fuel bred by thorium reactors.