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Actinium vs Protactinium


Protactinium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Pa   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440133   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1900   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
1,568.00 °C   
21

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
4,027.00 °C   
12

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ac   
Pa   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.50   
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.14   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
2.50   
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
568.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,814.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
2,991.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
1.72 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
91   
27

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
91   
27

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
122   
21

Number of Electrons
89   
29
91   
27

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
163.00 pm   
25

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
200.00 pm   
11

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
243.00 pm   
11

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
231.04 amu   
24

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
15.00 cm3/mol   
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Thorium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Uranium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
92.00 (-eV)   
11

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
392.50 pm   
23

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3   
37
15.37 g/cm3   
20

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
15.37   
12

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
177.00 nΩ·m   
21

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.05 106/cm Ω   
34

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
47.00 W/m·K   
32

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
12.34 kJ/mol   
28

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
198.10 J/mol.K   
1

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