Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
Space Group Name
Cmca
Pnma
Interesting Facts
- A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
- Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
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
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In 1875
In 1940
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
- Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
- 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
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100
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
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Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor