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Niobium vs Neptunium

Niobium
Neptunium
Neptunium vs Niobium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Nb   
Np   
Group Number
5   
13
Not Available   
Period Number
5   
7   
Block
d block   
f block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   
CAS Number
7440031   
99+
7439998   
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Pnma   
Space Group Number
229.00   
1
62.00   
11
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
Not Available   
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Discovery
In 1801   
In 1940   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
25
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.   
25
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,468.00 °C   
6
640.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C   
99+
3,902.00 °C   
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silver   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00   
6
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPa   
14
Not Available   
Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa   
12
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s   
21
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
Nb   
Np   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
17   
22
20   
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.60   
23
1.36   
29
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42   
16
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.22   
26
Allen Electronegativity
1.41   
31
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.40   
31
2.64   
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol   
99+
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/mol   
36
Not Available   
6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV   
18
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
41   
99+
93   
25
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
41   
99+
93   
25
Number of Neutrons
52   
99+
144   
14
Number of Electrons
41   
99+
93   
25
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
146.00 pm   
35
155.00 pm   
30
Covalent Radius
164.00 pm   
28
190.00 pm   
18
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
221.00 pm   
22
Atomic Weight
92.91 amu   
99+
237.00 amu   
22
Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol   
99+
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Zirconium
  
Uranium
  
Next Element
Molybdenum
  
Plutonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)   
8
96.00 (-eV)   
9
Lattice Constant
330.04 pm   
99+
666.30 pm   
3
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
8.57 g/cm3   
99+
19.38 g/cm3   
14
Tensile Strength
330.00 MPa   
12
125.00 MPa   
14
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
27
0.11 (Pa)   
17
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa   
19
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa   
10
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa   
20
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.40   
4
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.57   
37
20.25   
6
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m   
23
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
28
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)   
20
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K   
99+
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K   
29
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol   
6
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   
Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   
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