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Technetium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Np   

Group Number
7   
11
Not Available   

Period Number
5   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7439998   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Pnma   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
62.00   
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   

Discovery
In 1937   
In 1940   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
640.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
3,902.00 °C   
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Tc   
Np   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.36   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.22   
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.64   
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol   
36
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
93   
25

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
93   
25

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
144   
14

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
93   
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
155.00 pm   
30

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
237.00 amu   
22

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
96.00 (-eV)   
9

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
666.30 pm   
3

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
5
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3   
34
19.38 g/cm3   
14

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.11 (Pa)   
17

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
20.25   
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m   
18
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
29.46 J/mol·K   
8

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
6.30 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
Not Available   

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