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Neptunium is a metal, solid, radioactive, artificial, dense, reactive.
Neptunium has only limited uses:
- precursor in the preparation of plutonium-238
- sensor in the detectors of high energy neutrons
In USA are studied applications of neptunium for nuclear weapons or as nuclear fuels.
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Is neptunium natural?
No, neptunium is not a naturally occurring element. It is a synthetic element that was first produced in a laboratory setting in 1940.
Is neptunium man?
Assuming you mean man[made], no. Trace amounts of neptunium are found in uranium ores in Nature.
What are the common compounds of Neptunium?
Neptunium(IV) oxide or neptunium dioxide is the chemical compound composed of neptunium and oxygen with the formula NpO2. It forms dark olive[4] green cubic crystals[1].
How was Neptunium made?
For the first preparation of neptunium the nuclear reaction was:U-238 + n --------------- U-239---------------Np-239
Who first made neptunium?
Neptunium was obtained for the first time by Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson in 1940 at Berkeley Laboratories.
Does neptunium react with anything?
Neptunium is ductile and malleable; see also at: http://www.onemine.org/search/summary.cfm/Institute-of-Metals-Division--Fabrication-of-Neptunium237-Wire-by-Extrusion-TN?d=25FB0091D9A4A9A7F667E4C439E0ED9006727D6BC0570438EA2470D65AC3E9C126367
What are the minerals that neptunium is part of?
Neptunium has not minerals. It is an artificial element and in the nature is very rare, in some uranium ores.
What is the modern uses of neptunium?
Some uses of neptunium: - component of high energy neutron detectors - precursor for the preparation of 238Pu
Who first made the element neptunium?
Edwin McMillan and Philip Abelson obtained for the first time neptunium in 1940 at Berkeley Radiation Laboratories, USA.
What forms when neptunium atoms fall apart?
When neptunium atoms fall apart, they can form various isotopes of other elements. Neptunium decay series typically produce isotopes of uranium, thorium, and protactinium as the neptunium atom undergoes radioactive decay.
What is neptunium trifluoride used for?
Neptunium trifluoride is an intermediate for the preparation of neptunium metal.
Is neptunium a nonmetal?
Neptunium is a metal.
