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Darmstadtium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Darmstadtium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ds  
Np  

Group Number
10  
8
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54083771  
8
7439998  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Pnma  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
62.00  
14

Facts

Interesting Facts
Darmstadtium is a synthetic element that is highly radioactive.  
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1940  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Darmstadtium metal are limited to research purpose only. As only few atoms of this metal are produced.
  
  • 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
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
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
-  
640.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,902.00 °C  
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
622.00 MPa  
23

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
640.00 MPa  
23

Speed of Sound
5,090.00 m/s  
13
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
50.00 %  
31
64.00 %  
19

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ds  
Np  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.36  
23

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.36  
37

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
955.20 kJ/mol  
5
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,891.10 kJ/mol  
16
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,029.60 kJ/mol  
25
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,955.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,113.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,785.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,630.00 kJ/mol  
40
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,180.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
28
61,800.00 kJ/mol  
13

13th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
40

14th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
29

15th Energy Level
34,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,420.00 kJ/mol  
31

17th Energy Level
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
18
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
1,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,139.90 kJ/mol  
15
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
17

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
40

23rd Energy Level
1,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
18

24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
582.30 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
4
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
4
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
663.20 kJ/mol  
33
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
110  
8
93  
25

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2  
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
110  
8
93  
25

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
144  
15

Number of Electrons
110  
8
93  
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
155.00 pm  
32

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
237.00 amu  
22

Atomic Volume
20.50 cm3/mol  
29
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
96.00 (-eV)  
9

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
666.30 pm  
3

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
19
1.43  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
19.38 g/cm3  
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
34.80 g/cm3  
5
20.25 g/cm3  
10

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
125.00 MPa  
26

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.11 (Pa)  
17

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
33.00 GPa  
23
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
38.00 GPa  
99+
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
46.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
34.80  
7
20.25  
15

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
8.30 nΩ·m  
99+
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
-  
118.60 kJ/mol  
6

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
27.30 J/mol·K  
23
29.46 J/mol·K  
10

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
6.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.90 µm/(m·K)  
38
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
348.90 kJ/mol  
34
336.00 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
275.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
64.00 J/mol.K  
21

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