Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Actinide
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Pnma
Interesting Facts
- Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
- Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
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Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
In 1898
In 1940
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
- 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.
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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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
Color
Silvery White
Silver
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, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor