Plutonium (Pu)
By Benjamin Patrushev
Fun Facts
Plutonium is really toxic because it is radioactive and it is really explosive.
It is one of the most dangerous elements and can be harmful when it decays. If it gets into your body, there is a possibility of getting some sort of cancer.
History and Discovery
Glenn Seaborg
Properties
Physical Properties
Atomic Mass: 244
Atomic Radius in picometers (pm): 175pm
Density: 19.7
Melting Point: 640 C, 1184 F, 913 K
Boiling Point: 3228 C, 5842 F, 3501 K
At room temperature (22°C), this element is a: Solid
Appearance: Radioactive, silvery metal, crystal structure, has 4 different oxidation states
Conductivity: It is a conductor
Malleability: It is malleable
Chemical Properties
Flammability: It is not flammable.
Reactivity: It is highly reactive because it is used to make atomic bombs, extremely toxic, and reacts with oxygen/air
Atomic Structure/Location
Atomic Number: 94
Mass Number: 244
Protons: 94
Neutrons: 150
Electrons: 94
Location on the Periodic Table:
Group Actinides, period 7, block f
Plutonium's Uses
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Isotopes
Compounds
Sources Used
- Element Card: Gray, Theodore W. (2008). The Photographic Card Deck of the Elements.
- Elements Book: Gray, Theodore W. (2009). The Elements: A visual exploration of every known atom in the universe. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
- Element Website: http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/94/plutonium
- Element Website: http://periodictable.com/Elements/094/index.html
- Element Website: http://www.webelements.com/plutonium/compounds.html
Photos Sources
- Red Plutonium-http://www.capitalwired.com/plutonium-for-deep-space-missions-developed-by-department-of-energy/211495/
- Plutonium Card-http://www.periodictable.com/Elements/094/index.html
- Glenn Seaborg- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_T._Seaborg#/media/File:Glenn_Seaborg_-_1964.jpg
- Joseph W. Kennedy-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Joseph_W._Kennedy_Los_Alamos_ID.png
- Arthur Wahl-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wahl#/media/File:Wahl-arthur_c.gif
- Edwin McMillan-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Mcmillan_postcard.jpg/170px-Mcmillan_postcard.jpg
- Silver Plutonium-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium#/media/File:Plutonium3.jpg
- Atomic Structure-https://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn21824/dn21824-1_300.jpg
- Location-http://www.knowledgedoor.com/2/elements_handbook/plutonium_components/navigator_highlighted_periodic_table.png
- Pink Card-https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Plutonium+Symbol&view=detailv2&&id=C4FE7B0941B1E688CE1FBF60F00DCB6638AFE1A5&selectedIndex=8&ccid=jjMFsFk4&simid=608016706805238030&thid=OIP.M8e3305b059381555722705fdaf8d7bf3H0&ajaxhist=0
- Fat Man-http://www.atomicheritage.org/sites/default/files/Fat%20Man.jpg
- Solid Plutonium-http://www.planetdeadly.com/wp-content/uploads/plutonium.jpg