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Nobelium vs Plutonium

Nobelium
Plutonium
Plutonium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table
Symbol
No  
Pu  
Group Number
Not Available  
0  
18
Period Number
7  
7  
Block
f block  
f block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  
CAS Number
10028145  
16
7440075  
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available  
P121/m1  
Space Group Number
Not Available  
11.00  
13
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Mining, Ores of metals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  
Discovery
In 1966  
In Between 1940 1941  
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  
Industrial Uses
NA  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  
Medical Uses
NA  
NA  
Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  
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+
639.50 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
Not Available  
3,235.00 °C  
24
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Unknown  
Silvery White  
Luster
Unknown Luster  
NA  
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available  
2,260.00 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
No  
Pu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
13  
26
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
32
1.28  
33
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
27
1.22  
26
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.72  
21
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 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+
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
39
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
2.28 g/amp-hr  
22
Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
102  
16
94  
24
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Monoclinic (MON)  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
102  
16
94  
24
Number of Neutrons
157  
7
150  
11
Number of Electrons
102  
16
94  
24
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available  
159.00 pm  
28
Covalent Radius
Not Available  
187.00 pm  
20
Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
8
200.00 pm  
28
Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
244.00 amu  
19
Atomic Volume
Not Available  
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Mendelevium
  
Neptunium
  
Next Element
Lawrencium
  
Americium
  
Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-eV)  
99+
64.90 (-eV)  
21
Lattice Constant
Not Available  
618.30 pm  
4
Lattice Angles
NA  
NA  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
Not Available  
19.82 g/cm3  
13
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
16.63 g/cm3  
8
Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  
Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
26
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
2.20 (Pa)  
12
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available  
43.00 GPa  
18
Young's Modulus
Not Available  
96.00 GPa  
21
Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.21  
32
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available  
19.84  
7
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Paramagnetic  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown  
Poor Conductor  
Resistivity
Not Available  
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
35.50 J/mol·K  
3
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
6.74 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
344.00 kJ/mol  
25
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
360.00 kJ/mol  
26
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
Not Available  
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