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Actinium vs Americium

Actinium
Americium
Americium vs Actinium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ac  
Am  
Group Number
3  
15
10  
8
Period Number
7  
7  
Block
f block  
f block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  
CAS Number
7440348  
99+
7440359  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
Discovery
In 1902  
In 1944  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,227.00 °C  
38
994.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C  
27
2,607.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
64.00 %  
19
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Ac  
Am  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29  
10
16  
23
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00  
37
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.90  
10
2.70  
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,132.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
33
3,493.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
21
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
13th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
16th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
22nd Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
24th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr  
22
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
Electron Work Function
4.38 eV  
23
4.30 eV  
25
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
89  
29
95  
23
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2  
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
89  
29
95  
23
Number of Neutrons
138  
17
148  
13
Number of Electrons
89  
29
95  
23
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
195.00 pm  
9
173.00 pm  
23
Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
180.00 pm  
23
Van der Waals Radius
215.00 pm  
31
244.00 pm  
14
Atomic Weight
227.00 amu  
25
243.00 amu  
20
Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol  
20
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Radium
  
Plutonium
  
Next Element
Thorium
  
Curium
  
Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)  
99+
44.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
567.00 pm  
9
346.81 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.89  
2
1.58  
34
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3  
40
12.00 g/cm3  
32
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.07 g/cm3  
40
13.67 g/cm3  
26
Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
80.00 MPa  
29
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
13
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
26.00 GPa  
36
Bulk Modulus
94.00 GPa  
17
44.00 GPa  
32
Young's Modulus
130.00 GPa  
16
58.00 GPa  
36
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.30  
14
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
10.07  
99+
13.67  
26
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
-  
Resistivity
5.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.15 106/cm Ω  
13
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
33.20 kJ/mol  
34
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K  
99+
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,449.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.20 kJ/mol  
28
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K  
33
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
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