Neptunium

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance silvery metallic
gptkbp:atomicNumber 93
gptkbp:atomicWeight [237]
gptkbp:boilingPoint 4273 K
gptkbp:CASNumber 7439-99-8
gptkbp:category actinide
gptkbp:color silvery
gptkbp:crystalSystem orthorhombic
gptkbp:density 20.45 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edwin_McMillan
gptkb:Philip_H._Abelson
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1940
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.36 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:firstTransuranicElement true
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundInNature trace amounts
gptkbp:halfLifeOfNp-237 2.14 million years
gptkbp:halfLifeOfNp-239 2.356 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neptunium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Neptunium-235
gptkb:Neptunium-236
gptkb:Neptunium-237
gptkb:Neptunium-238
gptkb:Neptunium-239
gptkbp:locatedIn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (discovery)
gptkbp:mainIsotope gptkb:Neptunium-237
gptkb:Neptunium-239
gptkbp:meltingPoint 917 K
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Neptune_(planet)
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Edwin_McMillan
gptkb:Philip_H._Abelson
gptkbp:naturalOccurrence trace amounts in uranium ores
gptkbp:oxidationStates +3
+5
+6
+4
gptkbp:periodicTableGroup 7
actinide
gptkbp:producedBy nuclear reactors
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:riskFactor radioactive toxicity
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:symbol Np
gptkbp:usedFor neutron detection
precursor for plutonium-238
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Transuranium_Elements
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5