Neptunium
93
Np
Gruppe
I/T
Periode
7
Blokk
f
Protoner
Elektroner
Nøytroner
93
93
144
Generelle egenskaper
Atomnummer
93
Atomvekt
[237]
Massetall
237
Kategori
Aktinoider
Farge
Sølv
Radioaktiv
Ja
Named after the planet Neptune
Krystallstruktur
Simple Orthorhombic
Historie
Neptunium was the first synthetic transuranium element of the actinide series to be discovered.
Neptunium was first produced by Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson in 1940 at Berkeley Radiation Laboratory of the University of California.
The team produced the neptunium isotope 239Np by bombarding uranium with slow moving neutrons.
Neptunium was first produced by Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson in 1940 at Berkeley Radiation Laboratory of the University of California.
The team produced the neptunium isotope 239Np by bombarding uranium with slow moving neutrons.
Elektroner per energinivå
2, 8, 18, 32, 22, 9, 2
Elektronkonfigurasjon
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Neptunium is obtained as a by-product from nuclear reactors
Fysikalske egenskaper
Fase
Fast stoff
Tetthet
20,45 g/cm3
Smeltepunkt
910,15 K | 637 °C | 1178,6 °F
Kokepunkt
4273,15 K | 4000 °C | 7232 °F
Smeltevarme
10 kJ/mol
Fordampningsvarme
335 kJ/mol
Spesifikk varmekapasitet
-
Forekomst i jordskorpa
I/T
Forekomst i universet
I/T
CAS Number
7439-99-8
PubChem CID Number
I/T
Atomegenskaper
Atomradius
155 pm
Kovalent radius
190 pm
Elektronegativitet
1,36 (Pauling-skalaen)
Ioniseringsenergi
6,2657 eV
Molart volum
11,62 cm3/mol
Termisk ledningsevne
0,063 W/cm·K
Oksidasjonstilstander
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Bruksområder
Neptunium is used mainly for research purposes.
When bombarded with neutrons 237Np is used to produce 238Pu which is used for spacecraft generators and terrestrial navigation beacons.
237Np is used in devices for detecting high-energy neutrons.
When bombarded with neutrons 237Np is used to produce 238Pu which is used for spacecraft generators and terrestrial navigation beacons.
237Np is used in devices for detecting high-energy neutrons.
Neptunium is harmful due to its radioactivity
Isotoper
Stabile isotoper
-Ustabile isotoper
225Np, 226Np, 227Np, 228Np, 229Np, 230Np, 231Np, 232Np, 233Np, 234Np, 235Np, 236Np, 237Np, 238Np, 239Np, 240Np, 241Np, 242Np, 243Np, 244Np