Element Family
Actinide
Alkali
Space Group Name
Pnma
Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Discovery
In 1940
In 1860
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.
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
Toxicity
Toxic
Mildly Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery Gold
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 6s1
Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.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
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Semiconductor