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Curium vs Neptunium

Curium
Neptunium
Neptunium vs Curium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cm   
Np   
Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
7   
Block
f block   
f block   
Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   
CAS Number
7440519   
36
7439998   
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available   
Pnma   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
62.00   
11
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
Not Available   
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Discovery
In 1944   
In 1940   
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,340.00 °C   
34
640.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
3,902.00 °C   
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silver   
Silver   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   
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
Cm   
Np   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
15   
24
20   
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.36   
29
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.22   
26
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.64   
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
96   
22
93   
25
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
96   
22
93   
25
Number of Neutrons
151   
10
144   
14
Number of Electrons
96   
22
93   
25
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
155.00 pm   
30
Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
190.00 pm   
18
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
221.00 pm   
22
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
237.00 amu   
22
Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Americium
  
Uranium
  
Next Element
Berkelium
  
Plutonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
96.00 (-eV)   
9
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
666.30 pm   
3
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3   
25
19.38 g/cm3   
14
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.11 (Pa)   
17
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
20.25   
6
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   
Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   
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