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Neptunium Scandium Comparison


Scandium Neptunium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Sc   

Group Number
Not Available   
3   
15

Period Number
7   
4   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7440202   
99+

Space Group Name
Pnma   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
32

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.
  
  • Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
  • Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

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
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
34

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
1,539.00 °C   
24

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
2,832.00 °C   
35

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
750.00 MPa   
12

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   
Sc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
13   
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
1.36   
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.02   
21

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.20   
27

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.19   
36

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
2.64   
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol   
6

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,843.00 kJ/mol   
6

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
10,679.00 kJ/mol   
7

7th Energy level
Not Available   
13,310.00 kJ/mol   
8

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
15,250.00 kJ/mol   
11

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
17,370.00 kJ/mol   
14

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
21,726.00 kJ/mol   
13

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
24,102.00 kJ/mol   
16

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
66,320.00 kJ/mol   
2

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
73,010.00 kJ/mol   
2

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
80,160.00 kJ/mol   
3

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
89,490.00 kJ/mol   
4

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
97,400.00 kJ/mol   
5

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
105,600.00 kJ/mol   
6

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
117,000.00 kJ/mol   
7

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
124,270.00 kJ/mol   
8

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
3.50 eV   
31

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
21   
99+

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

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
21   
99+

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
24   
99+

Number of Electrons
93   
25
21   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
162.00 pm   
26

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
170.00 pm   
25

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
211.00 pm   
25

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
44.96 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
15.00 cm3/mol   
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Calcium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Titanium
  

Valence Electron Potential
96.00 (-eV)   
9
58.00 (-eV)   
24

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
330.90 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.59   
7

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.38 g/cm3   
14
2.99 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
2.80 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)   
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.11 (Pa)   
17
91.30 (Pa)   
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
29.10 GPa   
24

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
56.60 GPa   
21

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
74.40 GPa   
26

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
18

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
2.99   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
562.00 nΩ·m   
10

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
18.10 kJ/mol   
33

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.60 J/(kg K)   
8

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
25.52 J/mol·K   
37

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
10.20 µm/(m·K)   
39

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
314.20 kJ/mol   
28

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
14.10 kJ/mol   
25

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
343.00 kJ/mol   
28

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
34.60 J/mol.K   
99+

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