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Protactinium

91 Pa

Protactinium

Actinide period 7 f-block discovered: 1913

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
91
Atomic mass
231.03588 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Rn]7s2 5f2 6d1
Electronegativity
1.5 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
243 pm
Ionization energy
5.89 eV
Oxidation states
+5, +4

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1845 K (1 571,85 °C)
Density
15.37 g/cm³