Element Plutonium
It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94.
The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation states. It reacts with carbon, halogens, nitrogen, silicon, and hydrogen
Plutonium, like most metals, has a bright silvery appearance at first, much like nickel, but it oxidizes very quickly to a dull gray, although yellow and olive green are also reported
Names and Identifiers
Chemical Formula: | Pu |
CAS: | 7440-07-5 |
Molecular Weight: | 244.06000 g/mol |
EC Number : | n/a |
MDL Number: | n/a |
Color: | silvery white |
Other Names: | Plutonio |
PubChem CID: | 23940 |
IUPAC Name: | Plutonium |
Inchl: | InChI=1S/Pu |
InChI Key: | OYEHPCDNVJXUIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Canonical SMILES: | [Pu] |
ICSC Number: | n/a |
Physical & Chemical Properties
Phase: | Solid |
Density: | 19.816 g/cm³ |
Boiling Point: | 3505 K (3228 °C, 5842 °F) |
Melting Point: | 912.5 K (639.4 °C, 1182.9 °F) |
Molecular Formula: | Pu |
Flash Point: | n/a |
Exact Mass: | 244.06400 |
Twenty radioactive isotopes of plutonium have been characterized. The longest-lived are plutonium-244, with a half-life of 80.8 million years, plutonium-242, with a half-life of 373,300 years, and plutonium-239, with a half-life of 24,110 years.
Radiosotope data
Isotope | Mass/Da | Half-life | Mode of decay | Nuclear spin | Nuclear magnetic moment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
236Pu | 236.04605 | 2.87 y | α to 232U; SF | 0 | |
237Pu | 237.04840 | 45.7 d | EC to 237Np; α to 232U | 7/2 | |
238Pu | 238.04955 | 87.74 y | α to 234U; SF | 0 | |
239Pu | 239.05216 | 24110 y | α to 235U; SF | 1/2 | 0.203 |
240Pu | 240.05381 | 6537 y | α to 236U; SF | 0 | |
241Pu | 241.05684 | 14.4 y | α to 237U; SF; β– to 241Am | 5/2 | -0.683 |
242Pu | 242.05874 | 3.76 x 105 y | α to 238U; SF | 0 | |
243Pu | 243.06200 | 4.956 h | β– to 243Am | 7/2 | |
244Pu | 244.064199 (5) | 8.2 x 107 y | α to 240U; SF | 0 | |
245Pu | 245.06774 | 10.5 h | β– to 245Am | 9/2 | |
246Pu | 246.07020 | 10.85 d | β– to 246Am | 0 |