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Lawrencium
Neptunium
Neptunium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Lr  
Np  
Group Number
3  
15
3  
15
Period Number
7  
7  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  
CAS Number
22537195  
15
7439998  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
Pnma  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
62.00  
14
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.  
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  
Discovery
In 1961–1971  
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+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
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
1,627.00 °C  
20
640.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,902.00 °C  
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Silver  
Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
-  
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
622.00 MPa  
23
Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
640.00 MPa  
23
Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
64.00 %  
19
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Lr  
Np  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
10  
28
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
30
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.36  
23
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.22  
27
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.36  
37
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.64  
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,785.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
61,800.00 kJ/mol  
13
13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
40
14th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
29
15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,420.00 kJ/mol  
31
17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
17
22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
40
23rd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
18
24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
103  
15
93  
25
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
103  
15
93  
25
Number of Neutrons
157  
8
144  
15
Number of Electrons
103  
15
93  
25
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
155.00 pm  
32
Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
190.00 pm  
18
Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
221.00 pm  
27
Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
237.00 amu  
22
Atomic Volume
35.10 cm3/mol  
7
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Uranium
  
Next Element
Rutherfordium
  
Plutonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
96.00 (-eV)  
9
Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
666.30 pm  
3
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.43  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
19.38 g/cm3  
14
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
20.25 g/cm3  
10
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
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
30.00 GPa  
27
5.60 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
180.00 GPa  
9
Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
46.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.26  
22
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
20.25  
15
Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
6
Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
118.60 kJ/mol  
6
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
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
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
336.00 kJ/mol  
39
Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
275.30 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
54.80 J/mol.K  
35
64.00 J/mol.K  
21
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