Element Family
Probably Transition
Actinide
Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In 1982
In 1940
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- 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.
Other Uses
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Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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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
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor