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Lead vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb  
Np  

Group Number
14  
4
Not Available  

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439921  
99+
7439998  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Pnma  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
62.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1940  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %  
18
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
Not Available  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
640.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
3,902.00 °C  
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
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
Pb  
Np  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
13
1.36  
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
11
1.22  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
8
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
31
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
35
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
20
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
1.77 g/amp-hr  
39

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
21
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82  
34
93  
25

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82  
34
93  
25

Number of Neutrons
125  
19
144  
14

Number of Electrons
82  
34
93  
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
19
155.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
38
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
27
221.00 pm  
22

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
237.00 amu  
22

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
27
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)  
99+
96.00 (-eV)  
9

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
16
666.30 pm  
3

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
33
19.38 g/cm3  
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
15
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa  
20
125.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)  
7
Not Available  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
24
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35  
25
20.25  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
36
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
28
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
26
29.46 J/mol·K  
8

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
38
6.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
17
Not Available  

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