Some possible applications of neptunium are:
- 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
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name of the planet Neptune.
Yes, neptunium is named after the planet Neptune.
The name of the chemical element is derived from the name of the planet Neptune.
1. The planet Neptune is after the planet Uranus in the Solar system. 2. The chemical element neptunium is placed after uranium (and named neptunium) in the periodic table of Mendeleev, as an analogy.
Uranium,Plutonium,Neptunium
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
The planet Neptune is named after a Roman god named Neptune... The chemical element neptunium is in the periodic table after uranium; also the planet Neptune is after Uranus in the Solar system - it is an analogy.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
Neptunium, atomic number 93.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
Neptunium's symbol is Np because it is named after the planet Neptune. It is a synthetic element not found in nature and was named after Neptune due to its proximity in the periodic table to uranium, which is named after the planet Uranus.