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Neptunium

93 Np

Neptunium

Actinide period 7 f-block discovered: 1940

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
93
Atomic mass
237.048172 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Rn]7s2 5f4 6d1
Electronegativity
1.36 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
221 pm
Ionization energy
6.266 eV
Oxidation states
+6, +5, +4, +3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
917 K (643,85 °C)
Boiling point
4175 K (3 901,85 °C)
Density
20.25 g/cm³