Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Interesting Facts
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Sources
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In 1955
In 1940
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Mendelevium 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
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] 5f13 7s2
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.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
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor