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Nobelium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No   
Np   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
10028145   
16
7439998   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Pnma   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
62.00   
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
Not Available   

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
  
  

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
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

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
827.00 °C   
99+
640.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
Not Available   
3,902.00 °C   
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Silver   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
Metallic   

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
No   
Np   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13   
26
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.36   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.22   
26

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   
39
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr   
4
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

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   
7
144   
14

Number of Electrons
102   
16
93   
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
155.00 pm   
30

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm   
8
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu   
13
237.00 amu   
22

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  

Next Element
Lawrencium
  
Plutonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
666.30 pm   
3

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
19.38 g/cm3   
14

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
20.25   
6

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Thermal Properties

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

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

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
6.30 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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