The density of plutonium at room temperature is 19,816 g/cm3.
It is approx 194.2 Newtons per cubic centimetre.
Pu-246 is Plutonium with an atomic weight of 246. The atomic weight is the sum of the protons and neutrons (the weight of electrons is negligible). The atomic number(number of protons) for plutonium is 94. Therefore, the number of neutrons is: atomic weight - atomic number or 246 - 94 = 152 neutrons.
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
Plutonium chemical properties:- plutonium is a reactive metal: the Pauling electronegativity is 1,28- plutonium is flammable- plutonium has six allotropes- plutonium in compounds has valences from 2 to 7- plutonium is very toxic
Some plutonium compounds: Hydrides: Plutonium dihydride: PuH2, Plutonium trihydride: PuH3 Fluorides: Plutonium trifluoride: PuF3, Plutonium hexafluoride: PuF6, Plutonium tetrafluoride: PuF4 Chlorides: Plutonium trichloride: PuCl3 Bromides: Plutonium tribromide: PuBr3 Iodides: Plutonium triiodide: PuI3 Oxides: Plutonium oxide: PuO, Plutonium dioxide: PuO2, Diplutonium trioxide: Pu2O3 Sulfides: Plutonium sulphide: PuS, Plutonium disulphide: PuS2, Diplutonium trisulphide: Pu2S3 Selenide: Plutonium selenide: PuSe Nitrides: Plutonium nitride: PuN Carbides: PuC, Pu2C3 Borides: PuB2,Pu2B4, PuB6, PuB100 Nitrate : Plutonium (III) nitrate: Pu(NO3)3, Plutonium (IV) nitrate: Pu(NO3)4 And many others.
Weapons grade plutonium has min. 93 % plutonium-239.
PlutOnium 239 is an element - plutOnium - with an atomic weight of 239.
Pu-246 is Plutonium with an atomic weight of 246. The atomic weight is the sum of the protons and neutrons (the weight of electrons is negligible). The atomic number(number of protons) for plutonium is 94. Therefore, the number of neutrons is: atomic weight - atomic number or 246 - 94 = 152 neutrons.
Plutonium is a not stable, radioactive element. The IUPAC table Atomic weights of the elements, 2009 don't mention an officially atomic weight for plutonium. But you can find tables with atomic masses of the all 20 known plutonium isotopes (Audi, Wapstra, Thibault, 2003).The atomic mass of the most important isotope (239Pu) is 239,052156.
Plutonium for use in nuclear weapons is alloyed with gallium. Delta-phase plutonium is alloyed at 3-3.5 molar percent, or by weight, 0.8 - 1%. Alloying plutonium with gallium increases its thermodynamic stability throughout a range of temperatures, and decreases plutonium's susceptibility to corrosion.
Plutonium is a dense metal: 19,816 g/cm3. A great density is derived from the great atomic weight and the specific packing of the Pu atoms.
Some plutonium chemical compounds; plutonium dioxide, plutonium nitride, plutonium carbide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium trifluoride, plutonium chloride, etc.
The atomic mass of the most important isotope of plutonium (239Pu) is239,052 156 34.The standard density of plutonium is 19,816 g/cm3at room temperature; but atomic mass of an isotope is not the density !
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
Examples: PuO2, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide, plutonium chloride, plutonium fluoride etc.
Plutonium chemical properties:- plutonium is a reactive metal: the Pauling electronegativity is 1,28- plutonium is flammable- plutonium has six allotropes- plutonium in compounds has valences from 2 to 7- plutonium is very toxic
once cubic inch of plutonuim is about 715 pounds 1 cubic inch = 16,387 06 cm2 Density of plutonium: 19,816 g/cm3 The weight of 1 cubic inch of plutonium = density x volume = 324,726 grams
There's no plutonium here. I haven't even seen any plutonium, recently.