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Neptunium Gallium Comparison


Gallium Neptunium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Ga   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
7   
4   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7440553   
32

Space Group Name
Pnma   
Cmca   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
64.00   
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1875   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
22

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.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3   
13

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
29.78 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
2,403.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
56.80 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,740.00 m/s   
31

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   
Ga   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
24   
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
1.81   
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.42   
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.82   
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.01   
5

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
2.19   
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol   
13

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol   
28

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol   
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
0.87 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.20 eV   
23

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
31   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
31   
99+

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
39   
99+

Number of Electrons
93   
25
31   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
135.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
122.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
187.00 pm   
32

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
69.72 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
11.80 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
96.00 (-eV)   
9
69.70 (-eV)   
19

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
451.97 pm   
18

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
5.91 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
6.10 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
15

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
9.80 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.47   
1

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
5.91   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
270.00 nΩ·m   
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω   
29

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.37 J/(kg K)   
16

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
25.86 J/mol·K   
35

Thermal Conductivity
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
40.60 W/m·K   
34

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
18.00 µm/(m·K)   
24

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
256.10 kJ/mol   
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
5.59 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
276.10 kJ/mol   
39

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
40.80 J/mol.K   
38

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