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Neptunium vs Francium


Francium vs Neptunium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Fr   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7440735   
18

Space Group Name
Pnma   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1939   

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.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
NA   

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+
27.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
677.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
NA   

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   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
0.70   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.68   
25

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.67   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
3.30   
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1

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
87   
31

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 7s1   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
87   
31

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
136   
17

Number of Electrons
93   
25
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
15.00 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   
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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