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Sodium Plutonium Comparison


Plutonium Sodium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Pu  

Group Number
1  
17
0  
18

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
11.00  
16

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  

Discovery
In 1807  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50  
24
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
53.00 %  
28
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
99+
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
36
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39

15th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

17th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
99+
3.88 eV  
38

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
11  
99+
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11  
99+
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
150  
12

Number of Electrons
11  
99+
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
29
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
244.00 amu  
19

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
22
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.01  
99+
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3  
99+
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
10.00 MPa  
99+
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol  
24
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K  
13
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K  
11
6.74 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
10
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K  
39
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+

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