Symbol
Pa
Am
Group Number
310
0
17
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Period Number
77
2
7
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Block
f block
f block
Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
CAS Number
74401337440359
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
I4/mmm
P63/mmc
Space Group Number
139.00194.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
History
Who Discovered
William Crookes
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1900
In 1944
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
-0.00 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
-
In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
Industrial Uses
-
-
Medical Uses
-
-
Other Uses
-
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
1,568.00 °C994.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C2,607.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Luster
Metallic
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
5.006.00
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa260.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa600.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s2,750.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.601.30
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
60.00 %64.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Pa
Am
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
2716
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.501.30
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.501.30
0.22
2.56
👆🏻
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.141.20
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.501.30
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.501.30
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.502.70
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol1,158.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol2,132.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol3,493.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol62,400.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol62,400.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol57,800.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol5,780.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol578.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr3.02 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
5.89 eV4.30 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Atomic Number
9195
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
9195
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
122148
4
285
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Number of Electrons
9195
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
163.00 pm173.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
200.00 pm180.00 pm
0
260
👆🏻
Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm244.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
231.04 amu243.00 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol17.86 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)44.00 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
392.50 pm346.81 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.581.58
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm312.00 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.37 g/cm313.67 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa80.00 MPa
0.1
11000
👆🏻
Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa26.00 GPa
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa44.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa58.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.230.30
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
15.3713.67
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
-
Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m0.69 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol63.90 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.11 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K62.70 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K10.00 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K1,449.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)13.60 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
481.00 kJ/mol161.00 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol14.39 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol268.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
👆🏻
Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.K63.10 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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