Symbol
Pu
  
Ds
  
Period Number
7
  
7
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Probably Transition
  
Space Group Name
P121/m1
  
Not Available
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
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.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
  
Synthetically Produced
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
  
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
  
In 1994
  
Abundance
  
  
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.
  
- Currently known uses of Darmstadtium metal are limited to research purpose only. As only few atoms of this metal are produced.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Unknown
  
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
Melting Point
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C
  
24
Not Available
  
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Unknown
  
Luster
NA
  
Unknown Luster
  
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s
  
99+
5,090.00 m/s
  
9
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Pu
  
Ds
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
955.20 kJ/mol
  
5
2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,891.10 kJ/mol
  
16
3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,029.60 kJ/mol
  
25
4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,955.90 kJ/mol
  
40
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
5,113.70 kJ/mol
  
33
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr
  
22
Not Available
  
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
  
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2
  
Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)
  
21
Not Available
  
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
NA
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm
3
  
13
Not Available
  
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
Unknown
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Unknown
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
  
Unknown
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 10
6/cm Ω
  
99+
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K
  
3
Not Available
  
Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K
  
99+
Not Available
  
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)
  
6
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol
  
25
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol
  
26
Not Available
  
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
Not Available