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What is Plutonium?
Plutonium


Periodic Table
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Symbol
Pu 0
Group Number
0 18
Period Number
7 1
Block
f block 0
Element Family
Actinide 0
CAS Number
7440075 72
Space Group Name
P121/m1 0
Space Group Number
11.00 13
Facts
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Interesting Facts
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
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Sources
Mining, Ores of metals 0
History
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Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan 0
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941 0
Abundance
0
Abundance In Universe
Not Available 0
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 % 0
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available 0
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available 0
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available 0
Abundance In Humans
Not Available 0
Uses
0
Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
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Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry 0
Medical Uses
NA 0
Other Uses
Alloys 0
Biological Properties
0
Toxicity
Toxic 0
Present in Human Body
No 0
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3 37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m. 36
Physical
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Melting Point
639.50 °C 63
Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C 24
Appearance
0
Physical State
Solid 0
Color
Silvery White 0
Luster
NA 0
Hardness
0
Mohs Hardness
Not Available 0
Brinell Hardness
Not Available 0
Vickers Hardness
Not Available 0
Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s 41
Optical Properties
0
Refractive Index
Not Available 0
Reflectivity
Not Available 0
Allotropes
No 0
α Allotropes
Not Available 0
β Allotropes
Not Available 0
γ Allotropes
Not Available 0
Chemical
0
Chemical Formula
Pu 0
Isotopes
0
Known Isotopes
20 19
Electronegativity
0
Pauling Electronegativity
1.28 33
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available 0
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22 26
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available 0
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available 0
Electropositivity
0
Pauling Electropositivity
2.72 21
Ionization Energies
0
1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol 61
2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol 72
3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol 71
4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol 59
5th Energy Level
Not Available 0
6th Energy Level
Not Available 0
7th Energy level
Not Available 0
8th Energy Level
Not Available 0
9th Energy Level
Not Available 0
10th Energy Level
Not Available 0
11th Energy Level
Not Available 0
12th Energy Level
Not Available 0
13th Energy Level
Not Available 0
14th Energy Level
Not Available 0
15th Energy Level
Not Available 0
16th Energy Level
Not Available 0
17th Energy Level
Not Available 0
18th Energy Level
Not Available 0
19th Energy Level
Not Available 0
20th Energy Level
Not Available 0
21st Energy Level
Not Available 0
22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0
23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0
24th Energy Level
Not Available 0
25th Energy Level
Not Available 0
26th Energy Level
Not Available 0
27th Energy Level
Not Available 0
28th Energy Level
Not Available 0
29th Energy Level
Not Available 0
30th Energy Level
Not Available 0
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr 22
Electron Work Function
Not Available 0
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity 0
Atomic
0
Atomic Number
94 24
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2 0
Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON) 0
Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100 0
Atom
0
Number of Protons
94 24
Number of Neutrons
150 11
Number of Electrons
94 24
Radius of an Atom
0
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm 28
Covalent Radius
187.00 pm 20
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm 28
Atomic Weight
244.00 amu 19
Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol 41
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0
Previous Element
54 0
Next Element
55 0
Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV) 21
Lattice Constant
618.30 pm 4
Lattice Angles
NA 0
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available 0
Mechanical
0
Density
0
Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3 13
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3 8
Tensile Strength
Not Available 0
Viscosity
Not Available 0
Vapor Pressure
0
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 26
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa) 12
Elasticity properties
0
Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa 18
Bulk Modulus
Not Available 0
Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa 21
Poisson Ratio
0.21 32
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable 0
Magnetic
0
Magnetic Characteristics
0
Specific Gravity
19.84 7
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic 0
Permeability
Not Available 0
Susceptibility
Not Available 0
Electrical Properties
0
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor 0
Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m 54
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω 64
Electron Affinity
Not Available 0
Thermal
0
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K) 39
Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K 3
Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K 69
Critical Temperature
Not Available 0
Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K) 6
Enthalpy
0
Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol 25
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol 58
Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol 26
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available 0
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