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Plutonium vs Neodymium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pu
Nd
1.2 Group Number
01
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.6 Block
f block
f block
1.7 Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
1.8 CAS Number
74400757440008
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.2 Space Group Name
P121/m1
P63/mmc
2.3 Space Group Number
11.00194.00
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.
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
3.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Carl Auer von Welsbach
3.3.2 Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1885
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
4.1.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000003 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
4.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.5.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.5.8 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
5.2.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
6 Uses
6.1 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.
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
6.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
6.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
6.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
6.2 Biological Properties
6.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
6.2.2 Present in Human Body
6.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Tin
0 1970
1.3.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Tin
0 170000
2 Physical
2.1 Melting Point
639.50 °C1,010.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
2.5 Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C3,127.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
2.13 Appearance
2.13.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
2.13.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
2.13.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
2.14 Hardness
2.14.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
2.17.2 Brinell Hardness
NA265.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
3.6.2 Vickers Hardness
NA345.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.3 Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s2,330.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.4 Optical Properties
4.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.5.1 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.6 Allotropes
4.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Pu
Nd
5.3 Isotopes
5.3.1 Known Isotopes
2030
Tennessine
0 38
5.5 Electronegativity
5.5.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.281.14
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.2.5 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.1.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.221.07
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.2.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.4.2 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.6 Electropositivity
7.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.722.86
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.2 Ionization Energies
8.2.1 1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol533.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.2.4 2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol1,040.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.4.2 3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol2,130.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.5.3 4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol3,900.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
9.2.2 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.3.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
10.1.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
10.2.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
10.3.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
10.4.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
10.5.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
10.6.2 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
10.8.3 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
10.8.7 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
10.8.9 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
10.9.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
10.9.4 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
10.9.6 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
10.9.8 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
10.9.10 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
10.9.11 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
10.9.13 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
10.9.15 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
10.9.16 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
10.9.18 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
10.9.20 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
10.9.21 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
10.9.23 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
10.9.25 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
10.9.26 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
10.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr1.79 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
10.11 Electron Work Function
NA3.20 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.12 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
9460
Lithium
3 117
11.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
11.3 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
11.3.1 Crystal Lattice
11.4 Atom
11.4.1 Number of Protons
9460
Lithium
3 117
11.4.3 Number of Neutrons
15084
Lithium
4 184
11.4.6 Number of Electrons
9460
Lithium
3 117
11.5 Radius of an Atom
11.5.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm181.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.5.3 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm201.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.5.6 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm229.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.6 Atomic Weight
244.00 amu144.24 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.8 Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol20.60 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
12.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
12.2.1 Previous Element
12.2.2 Next Element
12.3 Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)43.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
12.4 Lattice Constant
618.30 pm365.80 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
12.8 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
12.9 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
13 Mechanical
13.1 Density
13.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm37.01 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
13.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm36.89 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
13.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
13.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
13.5 Vapor Pressure
13.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
13.5.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)101.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
13.7 Elasticity properties
13.7.1 Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa16.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
13.8.1 Bulk Modulus
NA31.80 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
13.10.1 Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa41.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
13.12 Poisson Ratio
0.210.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
19.847.00
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
15.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.1.5 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.3 Electrical Properties
15.3.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
NA
15.3.2 Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m643.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.5.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
15.5.4 Electron Affinity
NA50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
16 Thermal
16.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
16.2 Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K27.45 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
16.3 Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K16.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.2 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.3 Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)9.60 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.4 Enthalpy
17.4.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol273.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.5.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol7.14 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.5.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol322.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.6 Standard Molar Entropy
NA71.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1