| Neptunium [Np] (CAS-ID: 7439-99-8) | |
| An: 93 N: 144 Am: [237] g/mol | |
| Group Name: Actinoid | |
| Block: f-block Period: 7 (actinoid) | |
| State: solid at 298 K | |
| Colour: silvery metallic Classification: Metallic | |
| Boiling Point: 4273K (4000'C) | |
| Melting Point: 910K (637'C) | |
| Density: 20.2g/cm3 | |
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 Discovery Information
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| Who: E.M. McMillan, P.H. Abelson |
| When: 1940 |
| Where: United States |
| Name Origin
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| From planet Neptune. |
| Sources
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| Produced by bombarding uranium with slow neutrons. Neptunium is also found in trace amounts in uranium ores. |
| Uses
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| Used in neutron detection instruments. |
| Notes
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| It was the first transuranium element produced synthetically and the first actinide series transuranium element discovered. |