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Nobelium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No  
Np  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
10028145  
16
7439998  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Pnma  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
62.00  
14

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  

Discovery
In 1966  
In 1940  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
827.00 °C  
99+
640.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C  
99+
3,902.00 °C  
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
622.00 MPa  
23

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
640.00 MPa  
23

Speed of Sound
1,100.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
64.00 %  
19

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
No  
Np  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.36  
23

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.36  
37

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,785.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
61,800.00 kJ/mol  
13

13th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
40

14th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
29

15th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36
60,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
60,420.00 kJ/mol  
31

17th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
917.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
17

22nd Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
36
604.00 kJ/mol  
40

23rd Energy Level
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12
6,040.00 kJ/mol  
18

24th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
39
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
37
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
102  
16
93  
25

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

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102  
16
93  
25

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
144  
15

Number of Electrons
102  
16
93  
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
155.00 pm  
32

Covalent Radius
157.00 pm  
33
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
237.00 amu  
22

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
666.30 pm  
3

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.76  
5
1.43  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.90 g/cm3  
99+
20.25 g/cm3  
10

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
125.00 MPa  
26

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.11 (Pa)  
17

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
8.70 GPa  
99+
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
12.30 GPa  
99+
46.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.90  
99+
20.25  
15

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
3
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
118.60 kJ/mol  
6

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
29.46 J/mol·K  
10

Thermal Conductivity
0.10 W/m·K  
99+
6.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
-  
336.00 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
390.40 kJ/mol  
30
275.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
64.00 J/mol.K  
21

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