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Osmium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Np   

Group Number
8   
10
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7439998   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Pnma   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
62.00   
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1940   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
  • 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, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
640.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
3,902.00 °C   
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
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
Os   
Np   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.36   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.22   
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.64   
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
93   
25

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
93   
25

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
144   
14

Number of Electrons
76   
39
93   
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
155.00 pm   
30

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
237.00 amu   
22

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
96.00 (-eV)   
9

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
666.30 pm   
3

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
14
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3   
9
19.38 g/cm3   
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
20.25   
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
29.46 J/mol·K   
8

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
6.30 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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