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Plutonium Radium Comparison


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Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu   
Ra   

Group Number
0   
18
2   
16

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440075   
99+
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
P121/m1   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
11.00   
13
229.00   
1

Facts

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.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   
Not Available   

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

Uses

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.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
639.50 °C   
99+
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C   
24
1,737.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s   
99+
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
Pu   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28   
33
0.90   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72   
21
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+

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

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
94   
24
88   
30

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   
[Rn] 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94   
24
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
150   
11
138   
16

Number of Electrons
94   
24
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu   
19
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol   
99+
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Actinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)   
21
20.10 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm   
4
514.80 pm   
13

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3   
13
5.50 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3   
8
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
26
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)   
12
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa   
18
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa   
21
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
32
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84   
7
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
NA   

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K   
3
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K   
99+
18.60 W/m·K   
99+

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
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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