- intermediate in the preparation of plutonium 238
- in the instruments for the detection of high energy neutrons
- possible use in the future as material for nuclear weapons
- possible use in the future as nuclear fuel
Neptunium itself is not typically used as neutron detection equipment in its pure form. Neptunium can be used in certain nuclear reactors and for research purposes, but for neutron detection equipment, materials like boron, helium-3, or lithium are more commonly used.
No use today; neptunium trifluoride is used to prepare neptunium metal.
Neptunium is a solid metal.
Neptunium trifluoride is an intermediate for the preparation of neptunium metal.
Neptunium itself is an element, the simplest form of matter.
Promethium is not in the neptunium series of radioactive decay.
Neptunium is dangerous due to it's radioactivity- it is similar to Uranium or Plutonium. It is likely to be chemically poisonous, but the radiation effects outweigh the chemical hazards. Neptunium is rarely found in a pure state, and results from decay of other radioactive materials, such as Plutonium and Americium.
Yes, neptunium can be mixed with other elements to form compounds and alloys. Neptunium is a radioactive element, and its compounds are primarily produced for research purposes. Various elements such as oxygen, fluorine, and hydrogen can combine with neptunium to form different compounds.
Neptunium is a metal, and therefore it can in theory form all the usual kinds of compounds that metals form; it could combine with oxygen and form neptunium oxide. However, neptunium is a radioactive element with a very short half-life, therefore it does not stick around long enough to engage in chemical reactions, or even if it did, the resulting compound would also exist only for a very brief period of time.
Any element; neptunium can form himself a critical mass.
Any amount of only one element is pure. Purity refers to being one thing, not two or more.
Uranium 238 is bombarded by neutrons, and forms Neptunium 238. Neptunium decays to form Plutonium 238.