neptunium
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Neptunium is a radioactive, synthetic actinide metal and the first transuranium element, used mainly in nuclear research and reactor applications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| neptunium canonical | 3 |
| neptunium-237 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4707732 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: neptunium Context triple: [Edwin McMillan, co-discovered, neptunium]
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A.
nobelium
Nobelium is a synthetic, highly radioactive actinide element with atomic number 102, named in honor of Alfred Nobel and used primarily for scientific research.
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B.
einsteinium
Einsteinium is a synthetic, highly radioactive actinide element named after Albert Einstein and used mainly for scientific research.
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C.
seaborgium
Seaborgium is a synthetic, highly radioactive transition metal and transactinide element with the symbol Sg and atomic number 106.
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D.
mendelevium
Mendelevium is a synthetic, radioactive actinide element with atomic number 101, named after Dmitri Mendeleev and produced only in particle accelerators.
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E.
element meitnerium
Meitnerium is a synthetic, highly radioactive chemical element with atomic number 109, named in honor of physicist Lise Meitner.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: neptunium Target entity description: Neptunium is a radioactive, synthetic actinide metal and the first transuranium element, used mainly in nuclear research and reactor applications.
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A.
nobelium
Nobelium is a synthetic, highly radioactive actinide element with atomic number 102, named in honor of Alfred Nobel and used primarily for scientific research.
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B.
einsteinium
Einsteinium is a synthetic, highly radioactive actinide element named after Albert Einstein and used mainly for scientific research.
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C.
seaborgium
Seaborgium is a synthetic, highly radioactive transition metal and transactinide element with the symbol Sg and atomic number 106.
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D.
mendelevium
Mendelevium is a synthetic, radioactive actinide element with atomic number 101, named after Dmitri Mendeleev and produced only in particle accelerators.
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E.
element meitnerium
Meitnerium is a synthetic, highly radioactive chemical element with atomic number 109, named in honor of physicist Lise Meitner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actinide
ⓘ
chemical element ⓘ neptunium isotope ⓘ radioactive metal ⓘ transuranium element ⓘ |
| appearance | silvery metallic ⓘ |
| atomicNumber | 93 ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | actinide series ⓘ |
| block | f-block ⓘ |
| boilingPoint | about 3902 °C ⓘ |
| chemicalSymbol | Np ⓘ |
| corrodesIn | air ⓘ |
| crystalStructure | orthorhombic (alpha phase) ⓘ |
| decayMode | alpha decay ⓘ |
| densityAtRoomTemperature | about 20.45 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Edwin McMillan
ⓘ
Philip H. Abelson ⓘ
linked to:
Philip Hauge Abelson
|
| discoveryPlace |
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory
ⓘ
linked to:
Radiation Laboratory
|
| discoveryYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| electronConfiguration | [Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2 ⓘ |
| halfLife | about 2.14 million years ⓘ |
| hasIsotope |
neptunium-235
ⓘ
neptunium-236 ⓘ neptunium-237 ⓘ
linked to:
neptunium
neptunium-238 ⓘ neptunium-239 ⓘ |
| hazard |
chemically toxic heavy metal
ⓘ
radiotoxic ⓘ |
| meltingPoint | about 639 °C ⓘ |
| mostStableIsotope |
neptunium-237
ⓘ
linked to:
neptunium
|
| namedAfter | Neptune ⓘ |
| naturalOccurrence | trace amounts in uranium ores ⓘ |
| oxidationState |
+3
ⓘ
+4 ⓘ +5 ⓘ +6 ⓘ +7 ⓘ |
| periodicTableGroup | actinides ⓘ |
| periodicTablePeriod | 7 ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToUranium | immediately after uranium in atomic number ⓘ |
| producedBy |
neutron irradiation of uranium-238
ⓘ
nuclear reactor fuel cycles ⓘ |
| radioactive | true ⓘ |
| standardAtomicWeight | (no stable isotopes) ⓘ |
| synthetic | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
neutron detection equipment
ⓘ
nuclear research ⓘ production of plutonium-238 ⓘ reactor physics studies ⓘ studies of transuranium chemistry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: neptunium Description of subject: Neptunium is a radioactive, synthetic actinide metal and the first transuranium element, used mainly in nuclear research and reactor applications.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: neptunium
linked to: neptunium