Symbol
Pa
  
Rg
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
7
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Unknown
  
Space Group Name
I4/mmm
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
  
Synthetically Produced
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
William Crookes
  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
  
Discovery
In 1900
  
In 1994
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
NA
  
Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly 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
1,568.00 °C
  
21
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C
  
12
Not Available
  
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Silver
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Unknown Luster
  
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
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 Formula
Pa
  
Rg
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,022.70 kJ/mol
  
3
2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,074.40 kJ/mol
  
10
3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,077.90 kJ/mol
  
24
4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4,052.40 kJ/mol
  
36
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
5,306.70 kJ/mol
  
31
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Not Available
  
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
NA
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
  
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
  
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol
  
34
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)
  
11
Not Available
  
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
NA
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm3
  
20
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Unknown
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Unknown
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Unknown
  
Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m
  
21
Not Available
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 10
6/cm Ω
  
34
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K
  
32
Not Available
  
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol
  
28
Not Available
  
Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.K
  
1
Not Available