Plutonium

Radioactive element
Latin namePlutonium
English namePlutonium
chemickal symbolPu
atomic number94
relative atomic mass(244,0642)
period7
groupIII.B
classificationactinides
discovery year1940
discovererSeaborg, McMillan,
Kennedy, Wahl
melting point [°C]641
boiling point [°C]3232
density [g cm-3]19,8
density at melting point [g cm-3]16,63
electronegativity [Pauling]1,28
oxidation statesII ˜ VII
electron configuration[Rn]5f6 7s2
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,13
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]2,84
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]6
el. conductivity [S m-1]6,7.105
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,06
shear modulus [GPa]43
Young modulus [GPa]96
state at normal conditionssolid