Moscovium

Americium

Moscovium Americium Comparison

Moscovium

Americium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

15NA

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.4 Block

p block

f block

1.5 Element Family

Probably Post-Transition

Actinide

1.6 CAS Number

540856427440359

7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

Not Available

P63/mmc

1.8 Space Group Number

NA194.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

Not Available

Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.

Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).

2.2 Sources

Synthetically Produced

Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso

2.3.2 Discovery

In 2003

In 1944

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

NANA

5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~-9999 %~-9999 %

1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

NANA

1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

NANA

9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

NANA

2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

NANA

1E-13 1.4

3 Uses

3.1 Uses & Benefits

Currently known uses of Ununpentium metal are limited to research purpose only.

Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

3.1.2 Medical Uses

3.1.3 Other Uses

Research Purposes

Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Unknown

Toxic

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

3.2.3 In Blood

NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

NA0.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

400.00 °C994.00 °C

27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

1,100.00 °C2,607.00 °C

147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Unknown

Silvery White

4.3.3 Luster

Unknown Luster

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

NANA

0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

NANA

0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

NANA

121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

NANA

818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

NANA

58 97

4.7 Allotropes

✔ ✘

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

516

0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

NA1.30

0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

NANA

0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

NA1.20

0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

NANA

0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

NANA

0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

NA2.70

1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

538.40 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,756.00 kJ/mol1,158.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

2,653.30 kJ/mol2,132.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

4,679.50 kJ/mol3,493.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

5,721.60 kJ/molNA

4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

NANA

5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

NANA

7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

NANA

8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

NANA

14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

NANA

17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

NANA

19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

NANA

22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

NANA

26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

NANA

29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

NANA

41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

NANA

47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

NANA

52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

NANA

58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

NA3.02 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

NANA

2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Chemical Stability, Ionization

Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

11595

3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p³

[Rn] 5f⁷ 7s²

6.3 Crystal Structure

Not Known

Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

11595

3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

159148

4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

11595

3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

NA173.00 pm

112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

NA180.00 pm

96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

NA244.00 pm

139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

289.00 amu243.00 amu

6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

NA17.86 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

6.8.1 Previous Element

6.8.2 Next Element

6.9 Valence Electron Potential

NA44.00 (-eV)

8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

NA346.81 pm

228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

4.51 g/cm³12.00 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

NANA

0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

NA0.00 (Pa)

2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

NANA

1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

NANA

1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

NANA

1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

NANA

0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Unknown

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

NA13.67

0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Unknown

8.2.2 Resistivity

NA0.69 nΩ·m

0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

NA0.02 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

NANA

0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

NA0.11 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

NA62.70 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

NA10.00 W/m·K

6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

NANA

26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

NANA

4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

NANA

7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

NA14.39 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

NA268.00 kJ/mol

61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

NANA

9.5 198.1

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