Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Space Group Name
I4/mmm
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Interesting Facts
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
William Crookes
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1900
In 1952
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
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Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f11 7s2
Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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