Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
Pnma
I41/amd
Interesting Facts
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
- In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
- Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
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Discovery
In 1940
Before 3500 BC
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
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Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
Industrial Uses
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Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
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Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
α Allotropes
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Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)
β Allotropes
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White Tin (Beta Tin)
γ Allotropes
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Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Superconductor