Isotopes of antimony
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{{Infobox antimony isotopes}}
Antimony ({{sub|51}}Sb) occurs in two stable isotopes, {{sup|121}}Sb and {{sup|123}}Sb. There are 37 artificial radioactive isotopes, the longest-lived of which are {{sup|125}}Sb, with a half-life of 2.75856 years; {{sup|124}}Sb, with half-life 60.2 days; and {{sup|126}}Sb, with half-life 12.35 days. All other isotopes have half-lives less than 4 days, most less than an hour. There are also many isomers, the longest-lived of which is {{sup|120m1}}Sb with half-life 5.76 days.
Except for beryllium, antimony is the lightest element observed to have isotopes capable of alpha decay; {{sup|104}}Sb is seen to undergo this mode of decay. Some light elements, namely those near Beryllium-8, have isotopes with delayed alpha emission (following proton or beta emission) as a rare branch.
List of isotopes
{{Anchor|Antimony-102|Antimony-103}}
{{Isotopes table
| symbol = Sb
| refs = NUBASE2020, AME2020 II
| notes = m, unc(), mass#, exen#, spin(), spin#, daughter-st, daughter-nst, EC, IT, n, p
}}
|-id=Antimony-104
| rowspan=4|104Sb
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:right" | 53
| rowspan=4|103.93634(11)#
| rowspan=4|470(130) ms
| β+?
| 104Sn
| rowspan=4|
| rowspan=4|
| rowspan=4|
|-
| p (<7%)
| 103Sn
|-
| β+, p (<7%)
| 103In
|-
| α?
| 100In
|-id=Antimony-105
| rowspan=3|105Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 54
| rowspan=3|104.931277(23)
| rowspan=3|1.12(16) s
| β+ (>99.9%)
| 105Sn
| rowspan=3|(5/2+)
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| p (<0.1%)
| 104Sn
|-
| β+, p?
| 104In
|-id=Antimony-106
| 106Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 55
| 105.9286380(80)
| 0.6(2) s
| β+
| 106Sn
| (2+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-106m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 106mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 103.5(3) keV
| 226(14) ns
| IT
| 106Sb
| (4+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-107
| 107Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 56
| 106.9241506(45)
| 4.0(2) s
| β+
| 107Sn
| 5/2+#
|
|
|-id=Antimony-108
| 108Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 57
| 107.9222267(59)
| 7.4(3) s
| β+
| 108Sn
| (4+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-109
| 109Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 58
| 108.9181412(57)
| 17.2(5) s
| β+
| 109Sn
| 5/2+#
|
|
|-id=Antimony-110
| 110Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 59
| 109.9168543(64)
| 23.6(3) s
| β+
| 110Sn
| (3+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-111
| 111Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 60
| 110.9132182(95)
| 75(1) s
| β+
| 111Sn
| (5/2+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-112
| 112Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 61
| 111.912400(19)
| 53.5(6) s
| β+
| 112Sn
| (3+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-112m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 112mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 825.9(4) keV
| 536(22) ns
| IT
| 112Sb
| (8−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-113
| 113Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 62
| 112.909375(18)
| 6.67(7) min
| β+
| 113Sn
| 5/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-114
| 114Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 63
| 113.909289(21)
| 3.49(3) min
| β+
| 114Sn
| 3+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-114m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 114mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 495.5(7) keV
| 219(12) μs
| IT
| 114Sb
| (8−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-115
| 115Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 64
| 114.906598(17)
| 32.1(3) min
| β+
| 115Sn
| 5/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-115m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 115mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2796.26(9) keV
| 159(3) ns
| IT
| 115Sb
| (19/2)−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-116
| 116Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 65
| 115.9067927(55)
| 15.8(8) min
| β+
| 116Sn
| 3+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-116m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 116m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 93.99(5) keV
| 194(4) ns
| IT
| 116Sb
| 1+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-116m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 116m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 390(40) keV
| 60.3(6) min
| β+
| 116Sn
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-117
| 117Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 66
| 116.9048415(91)
| 2.97(2) h
| β+
| 117Sn
| 5/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-117m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 117m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 3130.76(19) keV
| 355(17) μs
| IT
| 117Sb
| (25/2)+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-117m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 117m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 3230.7(2) keV
| 290(5) ns
| IT
| 117Sb
| (23/2−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-118
| 118Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 67
| 117.9055322(32)
| 3.6(1) min
| β+
| 118Sn
| 1+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-118m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 118m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 50.814(21) keV
| 20.6(6) μs
| IT
| 118Sb
| 3+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-118m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 118m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 250(6) keV
| 5.01(3) h
| β+
| 118Sn
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-119
| 119Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 68
| 118.9039441(75)
| 38.19(22) h
| EC
| 119Sn
| 5/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-119m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 119m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2553.6(3) keV
| 130(3) ns
| IT
| 119Sb
| 19/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-119m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 119m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2841.7(4) keV
| 835(81) ms
| IT
| 119Sb
| 25/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-120
| 120Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 69
| 119.9050803(77)
| 15.89(4) min
| β+
| 120Sn
| 1+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-120m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 120m1SbOrder of ground state and isomer is uncertain.
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 0(100)# keV
| 5.76(2) d
| β+
| 120Sn
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-120m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 120m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 78.16(5) keV
| 246(2) ns
| IT
| 120Sb
| (3+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-120m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 120m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2328(100)# keV
| 400(8) ns
| IT
| 120Sb
| 13+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-121
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| 120.9038114(27)
| colspan=3 align=center|Stable
| 5/2+
| 0.5721(5)
|
|-id=Antimony-121m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 121mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2751(17) keV
| 179(6) μs
| IT
| 121Sb
| (25/2+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-122
| rowspan=2|122Sb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71
| rowspan=2|121.9051693(27)
| rowspan=2|2.7238(2) d
| β− (97.59%)
| 122Te
| rowspan=2|2−
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β+ (2.41%)
| 122Sn
|-id=Antimony-122m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 122m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 61.4131(5) keV
| 1.86(8) μs
| IT
| 122Sb
| 3+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-122m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 122m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 137.4726(8) keV
| 0.53(3) ms
| IT
| 122Sb
| 5+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-122m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 122m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 163.5591(17) keV
| 4.191(3) min
| IT
| 122Sb
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-123
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 72
| 122.9042153(15)
| colspan=3 align=center|Stable
| 7/2+
| 0.4279(5)
|
|-id=Antimony-123m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 123m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2237.8(3) keV
| 214(3) ns
| IT
| 123Sb
| 19/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-123m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 123m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2613.4(4) keV
| 65(1) μs
| IT
| 123Sb
| 23/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-124
| 124Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 73
| 123.9059371(15)
| 60.20(3) d
| β−
| 124Te
| 3−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-124m1
| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 124m1Sb
| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 10.8627(8) keV
| rowspan=2|93(5) s
| IT (75%)
| 124Sb
| rowspan=2|5+
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β− (25%)
| 124Te
|-id=Antimony-124m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 124m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 36.8440(14) keV
| 20.2(2) min
| IT
| 124m1Sb
| (8)−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-124m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 124m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 40.8038(7) keV
| 3.2(3) μs
| IT
| 124Sb
| (3+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-125
| 125Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 74
| 124.9052543(27)
| 2.7576(11) y
| β−
| 125Te
| 7/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-125m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 125m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1971.25(20) keV
| 4.1(2) μs
| IT
| 125Sb
| 15/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-125m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 125m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2112.1(3) keV
| 28.5(5) μs
| IT
| 125Sb
| 19/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-125m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 125m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2471.0(4) keV
| 277.0(64) ns
| IT
| 125Sb
| (23/2)+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-126
| 126Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 75
| 125.907253(34)
| 12.35(6) d
| β−
| 126Te
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-126m1
| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 126m1Sb
| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 17.7(3) keV
| rowspan=2|19.15(8) min
| β− (86%)
| 126Te
| rowspan=2|5+
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| IT (14%)
| 126Sb
|-id=Antimony-126m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 126m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 40.4(3) keV
| ~11 s
| IT
| 126m1Sb
| 3−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-126m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 126m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 104.6(3) keV
| 553(5) ns
| IT
| 126Sb
| 3+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-126m4
| style="text-indent:1em" | 126m4Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1810.7(17) keV
| 90(16) ns
| IT
| 126Sb
| (13+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-127
| 127Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 76
| 126.9069256(55)
| 3.85(5) d
| β−
| 127Te
| 7/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-127m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 127m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1920.19(21) keV
| 11.7(1) μs
| IT
| 127Sb
| 15/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-127m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 127m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2324.7(4) keV
| 269(5) ns
| IT
| 127Sb
| 23/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-128
| 128Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 77
| 127.909146(20)
| 9.05(4) h
| β−
| 128Te
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-128m1
| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 128m1Sb
| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 10(6) keV
| rowspan=2|10.41(18) min
| β− (96.4%)
| 128Te
| rowspan=2|5+
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| IT (3.6%)
| 128Sb
|-id=Antimony-128m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 128m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1617.3(7) keV
| 500(20) ns
| IT
| 128Sb
| (11+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-128m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 128m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1769.9(12) keV
| 217(7) ns
| IT
| 128Sb
| (13+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-129
| 129Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 78
| 128.909147(23)
| 4.366(26) h
| β−
| 129Te
| 7/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-129m1
| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 129m1Sb
| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1851.31(6) keV
| rowspan=2|17.7(1) min
| β− (85%)
| 129Te
| rowspan=2|19/2−
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| IT (15%)
| 129Sb
|-id=Antimony-129m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 129m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1861.06(5) keV
| 2.23(17) μs
| IT
| 129Sb
| 15/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-129m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 129m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2139.4(3) keV
| 0.89(3) μs
| IT
| 129Sb
| 23/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-130
| 130Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 79
| 129.911663(15)
| 39.5(8) min
| β−
| 130Te
| 8−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-130m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 130m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 4.80(20) keV
| 6.3(2) min
| β−
| 130Te
| 4+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-130m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 130m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 84.67(4) keV
| 800(100) ns
| IT
| 130Sb
| 6−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-130m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 130m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1508(1) keV
| 600(15) ns
| IT
| 130Sb
| (11+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-130m4
| style="text-indent:1em" | 130m4Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1544.7(5) keV
| 1.25(1) μs
| IT
| 130Sb
| (13+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-131
| 131Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 80
| 130.9119893(22)
| 23.03(4) min
| β−
| 131Te
| 7/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-131m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 131m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1676.06(6) keV
| 64.2(26) μs
| IT
| 131Sb
| 15/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-131m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 131m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1687.2(9) keV
| 4.3(8) μs
| IT
| 131Sb
| 19/2−
|
|
|-id=Antimony-131m3
| style="text-indent:1em" | 131m3Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2165.6(15) keV
| 0.97(3) μs
| IT
| 131Sb
| 23/2+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-132
| 132Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 81
| 2.79(7) min
| β−
| 132Te
| (4)+
|
|
|-id=Antimony-132m1
| style="text-indent:1em" | 132m1Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 139.3(20) keV
| 4.10(5) min
| β−
| 132Te
| (8−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-132m2
| style="text-indent:1em" | 132m2Sb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 254.5(3) keV
| 102(4) ns
| IT
| 132Sb
| (6−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-133
| 133Sb
| style="text-align:right" | 51
| style="text-align:right" | 82
| 132.9152721(34)
| 2.34(5) min
| β−
| 133Te
| (7/2+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-133m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 133mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 4541(9) keV
| 16.54(19) μs
| IT
| 133Sb
| (21/2+)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-134
| rowspan=2|134Sb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83
| rowspan=2|133.9205373(33)
| rowspan=2|674(4) ms
| β−
| 134Te
| rowspan=2|(0-)
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β−, n?
| 133Te
|-id=Antimony-134m
| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 134mSb
| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 279(1) keV
| rowspan=2|10.01(4) s
| β− (99.91%)
| 134Te
| rowspan=2|(7−)
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β−, n (0.088%)
| 133Te
|-id=Antimony-135
| rowspan=2|135Sb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 84
| rowspan=2|134.9251844(28)
| rowspan=2|1.668(9) s
| β− (80.9%)
| 135Te
| rowspan=2|(7/2+)
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β−, n (19.1%)
| 134Te
|-id=Antimony-136
| rowspan=3|136Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 85
| rowspan=3|135.9307490(63)
| rowspan=3|0.923(14) s
| β− (75.2%)
| 136Te
| rowspan=3|(1−)
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−, n (24.7%)
| 135Te
|-
| β−, 2n (0.14%)
| 134Te
|-id=Antimony-136m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 136mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 269.3(5) keV
| 570(5) ns
| IT
| 136Sb
| (6−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-137
| rowspan=3|137Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 86
| rowspan=3|136.935523(56)
| rowspan=3|497(21) ms
| β− (51%)
| 137Te
| rowspan=3|7/2+#
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−, n (49%)
| 136Te
|-
| β−, 2n?
| 135Te
|-id=Antimony-138
| rowspan=3|138Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 87
| rowspan=3|137.94133(32)#
| rowspan=3|333(7) ms
| β−, n (72%)
| 137Te
| rowspan=3|(3−)
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β− (28%)
| 138Te
|-
| β−, 2n?
| 136Te
|-id=Antimony-139
| rowspan=3|139Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 88
| rowspan=3|138.94627(43)#
| rowspan=3|182(9) ms
| β−, n (90%)
| 138Te
| rowspan=3|7/2+#
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β− (10%)
| 139Te
|-
| β−, 2n?
| 137Te
|-id=Antimony-140
| rowspan=3|140Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 89
| rowspan=3|139.95235(64)#
| rowspan=3|170(6) ms
| β− (69%)
| 140Te
| rowspan=3|(3−)
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−, n (23%)
| 139Te
|-
| β−, 2n (7.6%)
| 138Te
|-id=Antimony-140m
| style="text-indent:1em" | 140mSb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 330(30)# keV
| 41(8) μs
| IT
| 140Sb
| (6−,7−)
|
|
|-id=Antimony-141
| rowspan=3|141Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 90
| rowspan=3|140.95755(54)#
| rowspan=3|103(29) ms
| β−
| 141Te
| rowspan=3|7/2+#
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−, n?
| 140Te
|-
| β−, 2n?
| 139Te
|-id=Antimony-142
| rowspan=3|142Sb
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 51
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 91
| rowspan=3|141.96392(32)#
| rowspan=3|80(50) ms
| β−
| 142Te
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|
|-
| β−, n?
| 141Te
|-
| β−, 2n?
| 140Te
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References
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- Isotope masses from:
- {{NUBASE 2003}}
- Isotopic compositions and standard atomic masses from:
- {{CIAAW2003}}
- {{CIAAW 2005}}
- Half-life, spin, and isomer data selected from the following sources.
- {{NUBASE 2003}}
- {{NNDC}}
- {{CRC85|chapter=11}}
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