Np

PropertiesProperties About Neptunium….About Neptunium….

Neptunium is a silvery Neptunium is a silvery metallic color.metallic color.

The crystal form of The crystal form of Neptunium is called Neptunium is called orthorhombicorthorhombic

Boiling Point-3902 CBoiling Point-3902 C Discovered- McMillan & Discovered- McMillan &

Abelson, Berkeley, Abelson, Berkeley, CA,1940CA,1940

Named for NeptuneNamed for Neptune

More Facts About More Facts About Neptunium…..Neptunium…..

Atomic Number-93Atomic Number-93

Symbol-NpSymbol-Np

Discovered- McMillan & Abelson, Discovered- McMillan & Abelson, Berkeley, CA,1940Berkeley, CA,1940

Named for NeptuneNamed for Neptune

Neptunium

Rare to earth

No uses

Silvery-metallic

Uses And Properties of Uses And Properties of Neptunium…..Neptunium…..

There are no uses to Neptunium.There are no uses to Neptunium.

SourcesSources

http://www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp?skip_welcomehttp://www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp?skip_welcome=1&sidebar=new&mode=content&id=NS-BRE-SCI-Science6-Y=1&sidebar=new&mode=content&id=NS-BRE-SCI-Science6-Year05ear05

http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/media/kossel-pics/Np.jpg

http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/neptunium.html