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Neptunium, 93Np
Neptunium
Pronunciation/nɛpˈtjniəm/ (nep-TEW-nee-əm)
Appearancesilvery metallic
Mass number[237]
Neptunium in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium
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Pm

Np

(Uqs)
uraniumneptuniumplutonium
Atomic number (Z)93
Groupf-block groups (no number)
Periodperiod 7
Block  f-block
Electron configuration[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 32, 22, 9, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point912±3 K ​(639±3 °C, ​1182±5 °F)
Boiling point4447 K ​(4174 °C, ​7545 °F) (extrapolated)
Density (near r.t.)alpha: 20.45 g/cm3[1]
accepted standard value: 19.38 g/cm3
Heat of fusion5.19 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization336 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity29.46 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 2194 2437
Atomic properties
Oxidation states 2, 3, 4,[2] 5, 6, 7 (an amphoteric oxide)
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.36
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 604.5 kJ/mol
Atomic radiusempirical: 155 pm
Covalent radius190±1 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of neptunium
Other properties
Natural occurrencefrom decay
Crystal structureorthorhombic
Orthorhombic crystal structure for neptunium
Thermal conductivity6.3 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivity1.220 µΩ⋅m (at 22 °C)
Magnetic orderingparamagnetic[3]
CAS Number7439-99-8
History
Namingafter planet Neptune, itself named after Roman god of the sea Neptune
DiscoveryEdwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson (1940)
Isotopes of neptunium
Main isotopes[4] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
235Np synth 396.1 d α 231Pa
ε 235U
236Np synth 1.54×105 y ε 236U
β 236Pu
α 232Pa
237Np trace 2.144×106 y α 233Pa
239Np trace 2.356 d β 239Pu
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Standard atomic weight
  most stable isotope
Wikidata
Wikidata *
* Not used in {{Infobox element}} (2023-01-01)
See also {{Index of data sets}} · Cat:data sets (11) · (this table: )

References

  1. Sanchez, Rene G.; Loaiza, David J.; Kimpland, Robert H.; Hayes, David K.; Cappiello, Charlene C.; Myers, William L.; Jaegers, Peter J.; Clement, Steven D.; Butterfield, Kenneth B. "Criticality of a 237Np Sphere" (PDF). Japanese Atomic Energy Agency. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. Np(II), (III) and (IV) have been observed, see Dutkiewicz, Michał S.; Apostolidis, Christos; Walter, Olaf; Arnold, Polly L (2017). "Reduction chemistry of neptunium cyclopentadienide complexes: from structure to understanding". Chem. Sci. 8 (4): 2553–2561. doi:10.1039/C7SC00034K. PMC 5431675. PMID 28553487.
  3. Magnetic susceptibility of the elements and inorganic compounds, in Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 81st edition, CRC press.
  4. Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3): 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.