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Berkelium Protactinium Comparison


Protactinium Berkelium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bk  
Pa  

Group Number
14  
4
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440406  
99+
7440133  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
I4/mmm  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
139.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1949  
In 1900  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
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
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly 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
986.00 °C  
99+
1,568.00 °C  
21

Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
99+
4,027.00 °C  
12

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
5.00  
8

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
125.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa  
16
220.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,560.00 m/s  
99+
12,400.00 m/s  
3

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bk  
Pa  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
14  
25
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.50  
28

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.50  
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.14  
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.50  
26

Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.50  
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.50  
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
1.72 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
5.89 eV  
3

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
97  
21
91  
27

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
97  
21
91  
27

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
122  
22

Number of Electrons
97  
21
91  
27

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
163.00 pm  
27

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
200.00 pm  
11

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
243.00 pm  
15

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
231.04 amu  
24

Atomic Volume
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Curium
  
Thorium
  

Next Element
Uranium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
37
92.00 (-eV)  
11

Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
392.50 pm  
26

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
23
15.37 g/cm3  
20

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
29
15.37 g/cm3  
21

Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa  
31
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)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
32

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
16.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
47.00 GPa  
26

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
47.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.23  
30

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
15.37  
23

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+
177.00 nΩ·m  
21

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53.03 kJ/mol  
22

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,841.00 K  
25

Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
380.00 kJ/mol  
27
481.00 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.25 kJ/mol  
31
12.34 kJ/mol  
34

Enthalpy of Atomization
601.00 kJ/mol  
11
481.90 kJ/mol  
19

Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K  
37
198.10 J/mol.K  
1

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