Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
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P121/m1
Interesting Facts
- Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
- Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
- Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced
Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Discovery
In 1981
In Between 1940 1941
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
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It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Poor Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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