{"id":149139,"date":"2022-03-21T10:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T04:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/neptunium-properties-uses-and-harmful-effects\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T07:14:31","slug":"neptunium-properties-uses-and-harmful-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/neptunium\/","title":{"rendered":"Neptunium &#8211; Properties, Uses and Harmful Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/neptunium\/#What_is_Neptunium_Neptunium_Summary_In_Tabular_Form\" title=\"What is Neptunium? ; Neptunium: Summary In Tabular Form  ;\">What is Neptunium? ; Neptunium: Summary In Tabular Form  ;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/neptunium\/#Neptunium_Atomic_Number_and_Electronic_Configuration\" title=\"Neptunium Atomic Number and Electronic Configuration\">Neptunium Atomic Number and Electronic Configuration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/neptunium\/#Properties_of_Neptunium\" title=\"Properties of Neptunium\">Properties of Neptunium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/neptunium\/#Uses_of_Neptunium\" title=\"Uses of Neptunium\">Uses of Neptunium<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2>What is Neptunium? ; Neptunium: Summary In Tabular Form  ;<\/h2>\n<p>Neptunium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic number 93. It is a silvery-white metallic element that occurs in the actinide series of the periodic table. It is the first transuranic element, meaning that it is the first element to be created artificially that is heavier than uranium. Neptunium is produced in nuclear reactors and is used in nuclear weapons. It has a half-life of 2.14 million years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neptunium-properties-uses-and-harmful-effects.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neptunium-properties-uses-and-harmful-effects.jpg?v=1647837107 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/neptunium-properties-uses-and-harmful-effects-300x212.jpg?v=1647837107 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neptunium_Atomic_Number_and_Electronic_Configuration\"><\/span>Neptunium Atomic Number and Electronic Configuration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Neptunium has an atomic number of 93 and an electronic configuration of [Rn] 5f145d6s2.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Properties_of_Neptunium\"><\/span>Properties of Neptunium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Neptunium is a silvery-white metal that tarnishes quickly in the air and has a density of 19.1 g\/cm3. It is a fairly reactive metal and reacts with water to form neptunium oxide. Neptunium has a melting point of 639.4\u00b0C and a boiling point of 4,564\u00b0C. It is a radioactive element with a half-life of 2.14 million years.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uses_of_Neptunium\"><\/span>Uses of Neptunium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Neptunium is a radioactive element that has a few practical uses. It is used in some types of smoke detectors, as well as in some medical treatments. It is also used in some research applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Neptunium? ; Neptunium: Summary In Tabular Form ; Neptunium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Np [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Neptunium - Properties, Uses and Harmful Effects","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn about Neptunium topic of chemistry in details explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com. 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