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Yttrium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Yttrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Y  
Np  

Group Number
3  
15
Not Available  

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440655  
25
7439998  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Pnma  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
62.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  

Discovery
In 1794  
In 1940  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %  
17
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %  
26
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
21
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
22
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
25
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Yttrium metal is used in different alloys, as it increases the strength of aluminum Magnesium alloy. It is used for radar microwave filter.
  • It is also used as a catalyst in ethene polymerisation.
  
  • 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
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
26
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.  
25
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,523.00 °C  
27
640.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C  
21
3,902.00 °C  
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
NA  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
589.00 MPa  
22
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
3,300.00 m/s  
23
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
Y  
Np  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19  
20
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22  
38
1.36  
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.65  
29
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
29
1.22  
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.12  
38
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78  
16
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
10
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,430.00 kJ/mol  
14
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
8,970.00 kJ/mol  
17
Not Available  

7th Energy level
11,190.00 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

8th Energy Level
12,450.00 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

9th Energy Level
14,110.00 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

10th Energy Level
18,400.00 kJ/mol  
17
Not Available  

11th Energy Level
19,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

12th Energy Level
36,090.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

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

Electron Work Function
3.10 eV  
35
Not Available  

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
39  
99+
93  
25

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
39  
99+
93  
25

Number of Neutrons
50  
99+
144  
14

Number of Electrons
39  
99+
93  
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
14
155.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm  
18
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
221.00 pm  
22

Atomic Weight
88.91 amu  
99+
237.00 amu  
22

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
21
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Strontium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Zirconium
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
48.00 (-eV)  
30
96.00 (-eV)  
9

Lattice Constant
364.74 pm  
31
666.30 pm  
3

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
16
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.47 g/cm3  
99+
19.38 g/cm3  
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.24 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
125.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
4.27 (Pa)  
10
0.11 (Pa)  
17

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.60 GPa  
30
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
41.20 GPa  
30
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
63.50 GPa  
32
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
26
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.47  
99+
20.25  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
596.00 nΩ·m  
8
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
29.60 kJ/mol  
30
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.53 J/mol·K  
27
29.46 J/mol·K  
8

Thermal Conductivity
17.20 W/m·K  
99+
6.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
10.60 µm/(m·K)  
37
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
393.00 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.15 kJ/mol  
16
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
418.00 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
44.40 J/mol.K  
33
Not Available  

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