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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pu
Cm
1.2 Group Number
0NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
2.5 Period Number
77
Lithium Metal
2 7
2.7 Block
f block
f block
2.8 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
2.9 CAS Number
74400757440519
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.10 Space Group Name
P121/m1
Not Available
2.11 Space Group Number
11.00NA
Uranium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
3.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
3.3.3 Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1944
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
5.1.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
5.5.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
6.1.2 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
6.1.5 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
7 Uses
7.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
7.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
NA
7.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
7.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
7.2 Biological Properties
7.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Unknown
7.2.2 Present in Human Body
7.2.4 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Tin
0 1970
7.3.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Tin
0 170000
8 Physical
8.1 Melting Point
639.50 °C1,340.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
8.2 Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C3,110.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
8.4 Appearance
8.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
8.4.3 Color
Silvery White
Silver
8.4.4 Luster
NA
Metallic
8.5 Hardness
8.5.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
8.8.2 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
8.12.2 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
9.3 Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/sNA
Thallium Metal
818 16200
11.6 Optical Properties
11.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
11.6.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
11.7 Allotropes
11.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
11.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
11.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12 Chemical
12.1 Chemical Formula
Pu
Cm
12.2 Isotopes
12.2.1 Known Isotopes
2015
Tennessine Metal
0 38
12.4 Electronegativity
12.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.281.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
12.7.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
12.8.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.221.20
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
12.11.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
13.1.1 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
13.5 Electropositivity
13.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.722.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
13.9 Ionization Energies
13.9.1 1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
13.11.1 2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
13.11.3 3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
15.1.2 4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol3,550.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
15.2.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
15.3.3 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
15.5.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
15.6.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
15.8.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
16.3.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
16.6.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
16.9.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
17.2.3 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
17.4.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
18.3.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
18.5.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
18.5.5 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
18.6.6 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
18.8.3 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
18.8.7 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
18.8.9 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
19.1.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
19.3.1 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
19.3.4 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
20.2.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
20.3.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
20.5.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
20.7.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
21.1.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
21.5.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
21.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
22.2 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
22.5 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
23 Atomic
23.1 Atomic Number
9496
Lithium Metal
3 117
23.4 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
23.5 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
23.5.2 Crystal Lattice
23.6 Atom
23.6.1 Number of Protons
9496
Lithium Metal
3 117
23.8.1 Number of Neutrons
150151
Lithium Metal
4 184
23.10.1 Number of Electrons
9496
Lithium Metal
3 117
23.14 Radius of an Atom
23.14.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm174.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
23.15.1 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm169.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
24.1.2 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
24.3 Atomic Weight
244.00 amu247.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
24.5 Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
24.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
24.8.1 Previous Element
24.8.2 Next Element
24.9 Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
24.10 Lattice Constant
618.30 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
24.12 Lattice Angles
NA
NA
24.13 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
25 Mechanical
25.1 Density
25.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm313.51 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
25.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm313.85 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
25.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
26.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
26.3 Vapor Pressure
26.3.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
26.3.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
26.5 Elasticity properties
26.5.1 Shear Modulus
43.00 GPaNA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
26.5.3 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
26.5.5 Young's Modulus
96.00 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
27.2 Poisson Ratio
0.21NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
27.4 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Unknown
28 Magnetic
28.1 Magnetic Characteristics
28.1.1 Specific Gravity
19.8413.51
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
28.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
28.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
28.3.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
28.5 Electrical Properties
28.5.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Unknown
28.5.2 Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
28.6.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm ΩNA
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
28.6.4 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
29 Thermal
29.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)NA
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
29.3 Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
29.4 Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·KNA
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
1.3 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
1.4 Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
1.5 Enthalpy
1.5.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
1.5.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
1.5.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
1.6 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1