Element Family
Alkali
Actinide
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Pnma
Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In 1860
In 1940
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
- Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
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Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gold
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
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ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor