PLUTONIUM By Areli Torres BASIC Atomic Number Atomic
PLUTONIUM By: Areli Torres
BASIC : Atomic Number: Atomic Mass: 244 amu 94 Primary Form On Earth: Rock
PROPERTIE S: Primary state: solid Melting Point: 639. 5° C Boiling Point: 3235° C Reactivity: reacts with air HCl (Hydrogen Chloride) HNO 3 (Nitric Acid) and Na. OH (Sodium Hydroxide)
COMMON USES: Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Reactors
HISTORY/ DISCOVERY: Plutonium was used in the first atomic bomb in 1945 during WW 2. When: 1940 Who: Glenn Seaborg, Edwin Mc. Millan, Joseph Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl Where: University of California in Berkeley Atomic Bombing WW 2
COMPARING TO OTHER ELEMENTS Mercury's boiling point is 357°C and its melting point is 38. 86°C. Tin's boiling point is 2600°C and its melting point is 232°C. Plutonium’s Boiling Point 3235 C and Melting Point 639. 5 C Unlike Mercury (liquid), Plutonium is solid just like Tin. Although those elements are metals they're different type of metals. For example Plutonium is a Actinoids(a. k. a Rare Earth Metals).
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS: Plutonium is rarely found on earth, that's why it sells for $4, 000 per gram! Ø ØPlutonium is mostly commercially produced, but its also found in Uranium ores.
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