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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Am
Pu
1.2 Group Number
NA0
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
77
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
f block
f block
1.6 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
1.7 CAS Number
74403597440075
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.2 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P121/m1
2.3 Space Group Number
194.0011.00
Uranium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 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).
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
3.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Mining, Ores of metals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In Between 1940 1941
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.6.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
5.1.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
5.5.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
5.5.5 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
6.1.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
7 Uses
7.1 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.
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
7.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
7.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
7.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
7.2 Biological Properties
7.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
7.2.2 Present in Human Body
7.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Tin
0 1970
7.4.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Tin
0 170000
8 Physical
8.1 Melting Point
994.00 °C639.50 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
8.4 Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C3,235.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
8.8 Appearance
8.8.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
8.8.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
8.8.3 Luster
NA
NA
8.9 Hardness
8.9.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
8.11.1 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
8.13.1 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
8.15 Speed of Sound
NA2,260.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
8.19 Optical Properties
8.19.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
9.1.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
9.2 Allotropes
9.2.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
10 Chemical
10.1 Chemical Formula
Am
Pu
10.2 Isotopes
10.2.1 Known Isotopes
1620
Tennessine Metal
0 38
10.3 Electronegativity
10.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.28
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
10.4.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
10.6.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.22
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
10.6.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
10.7.3 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
10.8 Electropositivity
10.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.72
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
10.9 Ionization Energies
10.9.1 1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol584.70 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
10.9.4 2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol1,128.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
10.10.2 3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol2,084.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
11.1.3 4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol3,338.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
11.1.7 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
11.1.10 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
11.2.3 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
11.2.5 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
11.2.8 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
11.2.11 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
11.2.13 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
12.1.3 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
12.2.2 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
12.3.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
12.4.3 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
12.5.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
12.6.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
12.7.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
12.7.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
12.8.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
12.9.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
13.1.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
13.1.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
13.4.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
13.4.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
13.4.4 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
13.4.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
13.4.7 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
13.4.9 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
13.4.10 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
13.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr2.28 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
13.7 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
13.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
14 Atomic
14.1 Atomic Number
9594
Lithium Metal
3 117
14.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
14.4 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
14.4.1 Crystal Lattice
14.5 Atom
14.5.1 Number of Protons
9594
Lithium Metal
3 117
14.6.1 Number of Neutrons
148150
Lithium Metal
4 184
14.8.1 Number of Electrons
9594
Lithium Metal
3 117
14.10 Radius of an Atom
14.10.1 Atomic Radius
173.00 pm159.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
14.12.1 Covalent Radius
180.00 pm187.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
15.1.2 Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
15.2 Atomic Weight
243.00 amu244.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
15.3 Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol12.32 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
15.5 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
15.5.1 Previous Element
15.5.2 Next Element
15.6 Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)64.90 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
15.9 Lattice Constant
346.81 pm618.30 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
15.10 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
15.11 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
16 Mechanical
16.1 Density
16.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm319.82 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
16.2.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA16.63 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
16.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
16.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
16.5 Vapor Pressure
16.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
16.5.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA2.20 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
16.7 Elasticity properties
16.7.1 Shear Modulus
NA43.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
17.1.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
17.1.5 Young's Modulus
NA96.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
17.2 Poisson Ratio
NA0.21
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
17.4 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
18 Magnetic
18.1 Magnetic Characteristics
18.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.6719.84
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
18.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
18.1.4 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
18.1.5 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
18.2 Electrical Properties
18.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Poor Conductor
18.2.2 Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m1.46 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
18.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
19.1.1 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
20 Thermal
20.1 Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Palladium
0.11 3.6
20.3 Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K35.50 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
20.4 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K6.74 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
20.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
20.8 Thermal Expansion
NA46.70 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
20.10 Enthalpy
20.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA344.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
20.10.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol2.82 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
20.10.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol360.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
20.11 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1