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Neptunium vs Lead


Lead vs Neptunium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Pb   

Group Number
Not Available   
14   
4

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7439921   
99+

Space Group Name
Pnma   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1940   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

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.
  
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
30.00 p.p.m.   
10

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
327.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
1,740.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
38.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,190.00 m/s   
99+

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   
Pb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
1.87   
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.29   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.55   
11

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.41   
2

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.85   
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
1.67   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
715.60 kJ/mol   
31

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.25 eV   
21

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
82   
34

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
82   
34

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
125   
19

Number of Electrons
93   
25
82   
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
175.00 pm   
19

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
146.00 pm   
38

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
207.20 amu   
30

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
18.17 cm3/mol   
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Thallium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
495.08 pm   
16

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
11.34 g/cm3   
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
10.66 g/cm3   
15

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
12.00 MPa   
20

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.64 (Pa)   
7

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
5.60 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
46.00 GPa   
24

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
16.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.44   
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
11.35   
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
208.00 nΩ·m   
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
35.10 kJ/mol   
28

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
26.65 J/mol·K   
26

Thermal Conductivity
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
35.30 W/m·K   
38

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
64.80 J/mol.K   
17

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