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Neptunium Actinium Comparison


Actinium Neptunium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Ac   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7440348   
99+

Space Group Name
Pnma   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
Not Available   

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
1,227.00 °C   
38

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
3,200.00 °C   
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Np   
Ac   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
1.10   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.00   
36

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
2.90   
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
89   
29

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
89   
29

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
138   
16

Number of Electrons
93   
25
89   
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
195.00 pm   
7

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
227.00 amu   
25

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
22.54 cm3/mol   
11

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Radium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Thorium
  

Valence Electron Potential
96.00 (-eV)   
9
38.60 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
567.00 pm   
8

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.38 g/cm3   
14
10.00 g/cm3   
37

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.11 (Pa)   
17
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
10.07   
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
27.20 J/mol·K   
18

Thermal Conductivity
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
12.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
301.00 kJ/mol   
36

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
56.50 J/mol.K   
25

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