Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Pnma
Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1940
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
- 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.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor