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Americium Manganese Comparison


Manganese Americium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Am   
Mn   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
7   
4   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440359   
99+
7439965   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I_ 43m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
217.00   
4

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso   
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1774   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
8 * 10-4 %   
8

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.001 %   
8

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.27 %   
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.11 %   
8

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3   
14

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
100.00 p.p.m.   
8

Physical Properties

Melting Point
994.00 °C   
99+
1,245.00 °C   
37

Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C   
99+
1,962.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.00   
6

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
196.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,150.00 m/s   
7

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
Am   
Mn   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16   
23
21   
18

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.55   
25

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.60   
9

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.75   
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.45   
29

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol   
99+
717.30 kJ/mol   
30

2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,509.00 kJ/mol   
39

3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,248.00 kJ/mol   
21

4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,940.00 kJ/mol   
20

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,990.00 kJ/mol   
17

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,220.00 kJ/mol   
16

7th Energy level
Not Available   
11,500.00 kJ/mol   
16

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,770.00 kJ/mol   
5

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
21,400.00 kJ/mol   
6

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
23,960.00 kJ/mol   
9

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,590.00 kJ/mol   
10

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
30,330.00 kJ/mol   
10

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
33,150.00 kJ/mol   
11

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,880.00 kJ/mol   
10

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
41,987.00 kJ/mol   
13

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
109,480.00 kJ/mol   
1

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
118,100.00 kJ/mol   
2

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
127,100.00 kJ/mol   
3

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
138,600.00 kJ/mol   
4

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
148,500.00 kJ/mol   
6

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
158,600.00 kJ/mol   
6

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
172,500.00 kJ/mol   
5

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
181,380.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr   
17
0.29 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.10 eV   
25

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
95   
23
25   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2   
[Ar] 3d5 4s2   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
95   
23
25   
99+

Number of Neutrons
148   
12
30   
99+

Number of Electrons
95   
23
25   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
173.00 pm   
21
127.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm   
21
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm   
10
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
243.00 amu   
20
54.94 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol   
29
1.39 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Plutonium
  
Chromium
  

Next Element
Curium
  
Iron
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)   
40
220.00 (-eV)   
2

Lattice Constant
346.81 pm   
99+
891.25 pm   
1

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3   
30
7.21 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
5.95 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
13
0.00 (Pa)   
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
120.00 GPa   
14

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
198.00 GPa   
12

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.67   
15
7.21   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m   
99+
1.44 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)   
99+
0.48 J/(kg K)   
11

Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K   
1
26.32 J/mol·K   
29

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K   
99+
7.81 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
21.70 µm/(m·K)   
21

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
219.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol   
24
14.64 kJ/mol   
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol   
40
280.30 kJ/mol   
38

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
32.00 J/mol.K   
99+

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