Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Space Group Name
P121/m1
Pnma
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
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1940
Uses & Benefits
- Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
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It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
- Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
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Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Speed of Sound
Not Available
α Allotropes
Not Available
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
Not Available
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
Not Available
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Shear Modulus
Not Available
Young's Modulus
Not Available
Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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Thermal Expansion
Not Available
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
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