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Neptunium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Neptunium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Sg   

Group Number
Not Available   
6   
12

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
54038812   
9

Space Group Name
Pnma   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1974   

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   

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   
Sg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
757.40 kJ/mol   
21

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol   
28

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,483.50 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,415.60 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,561.80 kJ/mol   
38

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,715.80 kJ/mol   
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
NA   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
106   
12

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

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
106   
12

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
157   
7

Number of Electrons
93   
25
106   
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
132.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
143.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
269.00 amu   
9

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
96.00 (-eV)   
9
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Unknown   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.38 g/cm3   
14
35.00 g/cm3   
4

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   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

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+
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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