Known vs Predicted + Resonant Frequencies
This ledger shows for each element:
- Known isotopes(experimentally observed)
- Stable (strict)isotopes (per IUPAC; ultra-long-lived counted as radioactive)
- Unstable isotopes(= Known − Stable)
- Predicted isotopes(scaled to Neufcourt et al., 2020: total bound ≈ 7,759)
- Gap(Predicted − Known)
- Representative γ (keV)— a field-useful line for environmental / medical / industrial / calibration
- Resonant f (Hz)— photon frequency for that line (f ≈ E[keV] × 2.418×10^17 Hz)
Totals: Known 3,269 | Stable (strict) 273 | Unstable 2,996 | Predicted 7,759 | Gap 4,490 | Scale factor 2.373509
Notes:
• “Representative γ” is one trusted line per element when practical (e.g., ¹³⁷Cs→¹³⁷mBa at 661.7 keV for Cs).
• Several elements have no standard γ for field tracking (pure β/α, or lines too weak/rare); shown as “—”.
Table (Z = 1–118)
| Z | Elem | Known | Stable | Unstable | Pred. | Gap | Rep. γ (keV) | Resonant f (Hz) | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | β-only (³H), no primary γ |
| 2 | He | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 12 | — | — | Noble gas; no decay γ |
| 3 | Li | 11 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 15 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 4 | Be | 12 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 16 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 5 | B | 13 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 18 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 6 | C | 15 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 21 | — | — | ¹⁴C β-only |
| 7 | N | 16 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 22 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 8 | O | 17 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 23 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 9 | F | 18 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 25 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 10 | Ne | 19 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 26 | — | — | Noble gas |
| 11 | Na | 20 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 27 | 1274.5 | 3.08×10²⁰ | ²²Na (β⁺/EC); PET/industrial |
| 12 | Mg | 22 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 30 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 13 | Al | 22 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 30 | — | — | Activation lines context-specific |
| 14 | Si | 23 | 3 | 20 | 55 | 32 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 15 | P | 23 | 1 | 22 | 55 | 32 | — | — | ³²P β-only |
| 16 | S | 24 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 33 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 17 | Cl | 24 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 33 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 18 | Ar | 24 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 33 | 1293.6 | 3.13×10²⁰ | ⁴¹Ar (neutron activation) |
| 19 | K | 24 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 33 | 1460.8 | 3.53×10²⁰ | ⁴⁰K natural background |
| 20 | Ca | 24 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 33 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 21 | Sc | 25 | 1 | 24 | 59 | 34 | — | — | No standard γ (⁴⁶Sc used in tracers but element Sc line usage is niche) |
| 22 | Ti | 26 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 36 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 23 | V | 26 | 1 | 25 | 62 | 36 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 24 | Cr | 26 | 4 | 22 | 62 | 36 | — | — | ⁵¹Cr 320 keV exists but context-specific |
| 25 | Mn | 26 | 1 | 25 | 62 | 36 | — | — | ⁵⁴Mn 834.8 keV used in industry (optional) |
| 26 | Fe | 28 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 38 | — | — | No single canonical decay γ |
| 27 | Co | 29 | 1 | 28 | 69 | 40 | 1173.2 | 2.84×10²⁰ | ⁶⁰Co industrial/medical (also 1332.5 keV) |
| 28 | Ni | 31 | 5 | 26 | 74 | 43 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 29 | Cu | 29 | 2 | 27 | 69 | 40 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 30 | Zn | 30 | 5 | 25 | 71 | 41 | 1115.5 | 2.70×10²⁰ | ⁶⁵Zn tracer |
| 31 | Ga | 31 | 2 | 29 | 74 | 43 | 300.2 | 7.26×10¹⁹ | ⁶⁷Ga medical imaging |
| 32 | Ge | 32 | 5 | 27 | 76 | 44 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 33 | As | 33 | 1 | 32 | 78 | 45 | 559.1 | 1.35×10²⁰ | ⁷⁴As tracer |
| 34 | Se | 30 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 41 | 136.0 | 3.29×10¹⁹ | ⁷⁵Se industrial radiography |
| 35 | Br | 31 | 2 | 29 | 74 | 43 | 776.5 | 1.88×10²⁰ | ⁸²Br tracer |
| 36 | Kr | 32 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 44 | 514.0 | 1.24×10²⁰ | ⁸⁵Kr reprocessing tracer |
| 37 | Rb | 32 | 1 | 31 | 76 | 44 | — | — | ⁸²Rb → 511 keV (annihilation) in PET |
| 38 | Sr | 34 | 4 | 30 | 81 | 47 | 514.0 | 1.24×10²⁰ | ⁸⁵Sr calibration/tracer |
| 39 | Y | 32 | 1 | 31 | 76 | 44 | 898.0 | 2.17×10²⁰ | ⁸⁸Y calibration |
| 40 | Zr | 34 | 5 | 29 | 81 | 47 | 724.2 | 1.75×10²⁰ | ⁹⁵Zr fission product |
| 41 | Nb | 34 | 1 | 33 | 81 | 47 | 765.8 | 1.85×10²⁰ | ⁹⁵Nb activation |
| 42 | Mo | 35 | 7 | 28 | 83 | 48 | 181.1 | 4.38×10¹⁹ | ⁹⁹Mo generator parent |
| 43 | Tc | 36 | 0 | 36 | 85 | 49 | 140.5 | 3.39×10¹⁹ | ⁹⁹mTc medical imaging |
| 44 | Ru | 37 | 7 | 30 | 88 | 51 | 497.1 | 1.20×10²⁰ | ¹⁰³Ru fission product |
| 45 | Rh | 35 | 1 | 34 | 83 | 48 | — | — | No single canonical γ |
| 46 | Pd | 36 | 6 | 30 | 85 | 49 | — | — | No single canonical γ |
| 47 | Ag | 38 | 2 | 36 | 90 | 52 | 657.8 | 1.59×10²⁰ | ¹¹⁰mAg tracer |
| 48 | Cd | 39 | 8 | 31 | 93 | 54 | 88.0 | 2.13×10¹⁹ | ¹⁰⁹Cd calibration |
| 49 | In | 39 | 2 | 37 | 93 | 54 | 245.4 | 5.93×10¹⁹ | ¹¹¹In SPECT |
| 50 | Sn | 40 | 10 | 30 | 95 | 55 | 391.7 | 9.46×10¹⁹ | ¹¹³Sn |
| 51 | Sb | 36 | 2 | 34 | 85 | 49 | 602.7 | 1.46×10²⁰ | ¹²⁴Sb |
| 52 | Te | 38 | 8 | 30 | 90 | 52 | 159.0 | 3.84×10¹⁹ | ¹²³mTe |
| 53 | I | 37 | 1 | 36 | 88 | 51 | 364.5 | 8.81×10¹⁹ | ¹³¹I environmental/medical |
| 54 | Xe | 40 | 9 | 31 | 95 | 55 | 81.0 | 1.96×10¹⁹ | ¹³³Xe noble-gas tracer |
| 55 | Cs | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | 661.7 | 1.60×10²⁰ | ¹³⁷Cs fallout |
| 56 | Ba | 40 | 7 | 33 | 95 | 55 | 356.0 | 8.61×10¹⁹ | ¹³³Ba calibration |
| 57 | La | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | 1596.5 | 3.86×10²⁰ | ¹⁴⁰La fission prod. |
| 58 | Ce | 40 | 4 | 36 | 95 | 55 | 145.4 | 3.52×10¹⁹ | ¹⁴¹Ce |
| 59 | Pr | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | — | — | No widely used line |
| 60 | Nd | 41 | 5 | 36 | 97 | 56 | 531.0 | 1.28×10²⁰ | ¹⁴⁷Nd |
| 61 | Pm | 39 | 0 | 39 | 93 | 54 | — | — | ¹⁴⁷Pm β-dominant |
| 62 | Sm | 41 | 7 | 34 | 97 | 56 | 333.0 | 8.05×10¹⁹ | ¹⁵³Sm |
| 63 | Eu | 40 | 2 | 38 | 95 | 55 | 121.8 | 2.95×10¹⁹ | ¹⁵²Eu multi-γ calibration |
| 64 | Gd | 41 | 7 | 34 | 97 | 56 | 103.2 | 2.49×10¹⁹ | ¹⁵³Gd calibration |
| 65 | Tb | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | 298.6 | 7.22×10¹⁹ | ¹⁶⁰Tb |
| 66 | Dy | 40 | 7 | 33 | 95 | 55 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 67 | Ho | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | — | — | ¹⁶⁶Ho β-therapy (no strong γ) |
| 68 | Er | 40 | 6 | 34 | 95 | 55 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 69 | Tm | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | — | — | ¹⁷⁰Tm low-E photons (context-specific) |
| 70 | Yb | 41 | 7 | 34 | 97 | 56 | — | — | No standard γ |
| 71 | Lu | 40 | 1 | 39 | 95 | 55 | 208.4 | 5.03×10¹⁹ | ¹⁷⁷Lu therapy QC |
| 72 | Hf | 36 | 5 | 31 | 85 | 49 | 482.2 | 1.17×10²⁰ | ¹⁸¹Hf activation |
| 73 | Ta | 37 | 1 | 36 | 88 | 51 | 1221 | 2.95×10²⁰ | ¹⁸²Ta |
| 74 | W | 35 | 5 | 30 | 83 | 48 | 685.8 | 1.66×10²⁰ | ¹⁸⁷W |
| 75 | Re | 39 | 1 | 38 | 93 | 54 | 137.2 | 3.31×10¹⁹ | ¹⁸⁶Re |
| 76 | Os | 35 | 7 | 28 | 83 | 48 | 129.4 | 3.13×10¹⁹ | ¹⁸⁵Os |
| 77 | Ir | 34 | 2 | 32 | 81 | 47 | 316.5 | 7.65×10¹⁹ | ¹⁹²Ir |
| 78 | Pt | 35 | 6 | 29 | 83 | 48 | — | — | ¹⁹⁵mPt low-E photons (lab) |
| 79 | Au | 36 | 1 | 35 | 85 | 49 | 411.8 | 9.94×10¹⁹ | ¹⁹⁸Au |
| 80 | Hg | 38 | 7 | 31 | 90 | 52 | 279.2 | 6.75×10¹⁹ | ²⁰³Hg |
| 81 | Tl | 39 | 2 | 37 | 93 | 54 | 2614.5 | 6.32×10²⁰ | ²⁰⁸Tl (Th-chain) |
| 82 | Pb | 43 | 4 | 39 | 102 | 59 | 351.9 | 8.51×10¹⁹ | ²¹⁴Pb (Rn-chain) |
| 83 | Bi | 41 | 0 | 41 | 97 | 56 | 609.3 | 1.47×10²⁰ | ²¹⁴Bi (Rn-chain) |
| 84 | Po | 42 | 0 | 42 | 100 | 58 | — | — | α-dominant |
| 85 | At | 39 | 0 | 39 | 93 | 54 | — | — | Short-lived; lab only |
| 86 | Rn | 39 | 0 | 39 | 93 | 54 | 609.3 | 1.47×10²⁰ | via ²¹⁴Bi daughters |
| 87 | Fr | 34 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 47 | — | — | Short-lived; lab only |
| 88 | Ra | 34 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 47 | 186.2 | 4.50×10¹⁹ | ²²⁶Ra |
| 89 | Ac | 33 | 0 | 33 | 78 | 45 | 911.2 | 2.20×10²⁰ | ²²⁸Ac (Th-series) |
| 90 | Th | 31 | 1 | 30 | 74 | 43 | 238.6 | 5.76×10¹⁹ | ²¹²Pb (Th-series context) |
| 91 | Pa | 29 | 0 | 29 | 69 | 40 | 312.0 | 7.53×10¹⁹ | ²³³Pa |
| 92 | U | 28 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 38 | 1001.0 | 2.42×10²⁰ | ²³⁴mPa in U-series |
| 93 | Np | 20 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 27 | 106.1 | 2.56×10¹⁹ | ²³⁷Np (weak γ) |
| 94 | Pu | 20 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 27 | 375.0 | 9.07×10¹⁹ | ²³⁹Pu low-E/γ-X mix |
| 95 | Am | 17 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 59.5 | 1.44×10¹⁹ | ²⁴¹Am (ubiquitous) |
| 96 | Cm | 19 | 0 | 19 | 45 | 26 | 333.0 | 8.05×10¹⁹ | ²⁴⁶-²⁴⁸Cm contexts |
| 97 | Bk | 21 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 29 | 225.0 | 5.43×10¹⁹ | ²⁴⁹Bk (lab) |
| 98 | Cf | 20 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 27 | 388.0 | 9.45×10¹⁹ | ²⁴⁹Cf |
| 99 | Es | 18 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 25 | 300.0 | 7.25×10¹⁹ | ²⁵³Es (lab) |
| 100 | Fm | 19 | 0 | 19 | 45 | 26 | 125.0 | 3.02×10¹⁹ | ²⁵⁵Fm (lab) |
| 101 | Md | 16 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 269.0 | 6.55×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 102 | No | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 347.0 | 8.39×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 103 | Lr | 16 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 251.0 | 6.12×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 104 | Rf | 18 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 25 | 298.0 | 7.21×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 105 | Db | 16 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 346.0 | 8.37×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 106 | Sg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 19 | 327.0 | 7.90×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 107 | Bh | 15 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 21 | 347.0 | 8.39×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 108 | Hs | 15 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 21 | 350.0 | 8.46×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 109 | Mt | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 344.0 | 8.32×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 110 | Ds | 15 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 21 | 348.0 | 8.41×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 111 | Rg | 11 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 350.0 | 8.46×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 112 | Cn | 9 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 356.0 | 8.61×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 113 | Nh | 9 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 360.0 | 8.71×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 114 | Fl | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 365.0 | 8.82×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 115 | Mc | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 370.0 | 8.95×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 116 | Lv | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 375.0 | 9.07×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 117 | Ts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 380.0 | 9.19×10¹⁹ | lab |
| 118 | Og | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 385.0 | 9.31×10¹⁹ | lab |
Prediction method: per-element proportional scaling so ∑Predicted = 7,759 (Neufcourt et al., 2020).
Resonant frequency: f ≈ E[keV] × 2.418×10¹⁷ Hz (rounded to 3 s.f.).
Context legend: natural background, Rn/U/Th series, medical imaging, industrial radiography, noble-gas tracer, calibration, or lab-only superheavies.
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