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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pa
Cf
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
77
Lithium
2 7
1.9 Block
f block
f block
1.10 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
1.11 CAS Number
74401337440713
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.17 Space Group Name
I4/mmm
P63/mmc
1.18 Space Group Number
139.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
4.2 Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
William Crookes
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1900
In 1950
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
4.4.4 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
4.4.8 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.4.12 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
5.2.6 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Tin
2E-23 1.1
6.1.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
8 Uses
8.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
8.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
8.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
8.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Nuclear Research
8.2 Biological Properties
8.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
8.2.2 Present in Human Body
8.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
8.4.3 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
10 Physical
10.1 Melting Point
1,568.00 °C900.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
10.4 Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C1,470.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
10.8 Appearance
10.8.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
10.8.2 Color
Silver
Silver
10.8.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
10.9 Hardness
10.9.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
11.3.3 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
11.3.8 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
11.5 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
11.8 Optical Properties
11.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
11.9.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
12.3 Allotropes
12.3.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13 Chemical
13.1 Chemical Formula
Pa
Cf
13.2 Isotopes
13.2.1 Known Isotopes
2720
Tennessine
0 38
13.4 Electronegativity
13.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.501.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
13.4.7 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
13.6.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.141.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
13.6.6 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
13.6.10 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
13.7 Electropositivity
13.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.502.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
13.8 Ionization Energies
13.8.1 1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol608.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
13.8.4 2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol1,206.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
13.8.8 3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol2,267.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
13.8.13 4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol3,599.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
13.8.20 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
13.8.25 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
13.9.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
13.9.4 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
13.10.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
14.1.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
14.4.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
14.4.5 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
14.4.9 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
14.5.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
14.7.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
15.1.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
15.1.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
15.4.3 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
15.5.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
15.5.3 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
15.6.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
15.6.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
15.7.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
15.7.4 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
15.9.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
15.9.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
15.11.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
15.11.2 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
15.12.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
15.14.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
16.4 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr3.12 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
16.6 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
16.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
17 Atomic
17.1 Atomic Number
9198
Lithium
3 117
18.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
18.4 Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
18.4.1 Crystal Lattice
18.5 Atom
18.5.1 Number of Protons
9198
Lithium
3 117
18.6.4 Number of Neutrons
122153
Lithium
4 184
18.9.2 Number of Electrons
9198
Lithium
3 117
18.11 Radius of an Atom
18.11.1 Atomic Radius
163.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
18.11.2 Covalent Radius
200.00 pmNA
Beryllium
96 260
18.12.3 Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pmNA
Zinc
139 348
18.13 Atomic Weight
231.04 amu251.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
18.15 Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/molNA
Manganese
1.39 71.07
19.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
19.3.1 Previous Element
19.3.2 Next Element
19.4 Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
20.2 Lattice Constant
392.50 pm338.00 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
20.4 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
20.5 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
21 Mechanical
21.1 Density
21.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm315.10 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
21.2.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NANA
Lithium
0.512 20
21.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
21.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
21.5 Vapor Pressure
21.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
23.1.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
23.4 Elasticity properties
23.4.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
23.6.1 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
23.8.1 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
23.12 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
23.14 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Malleable, Sectile
24 Magnetic
24.1 Magnetic Characteristics
24.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.3715.10
Lithium
0.53 4500
24.1.4 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
24.1.5 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
24.1.8 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
24.2 Electrical Properties
24.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
24.2.2 Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·mNA
Thallium
0.18 961
24.4.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
24.4.2 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury
0 222.8
25 Thermal
25.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
25.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NANA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
25.3 Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
25.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
25.5 Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
25.6 Enthalpy
25.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NANA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
25.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/molNA
Cesium
2.1 35.23
25.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NANA
Mercury
61.5 837
25.7 Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1