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| Neptunium | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,32,22,9,2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2 |
| Ground state | (4,3/2)11/2 |
| Atomic Volume | 11.62 g/cm3 |
| Electronegativity | 1.36 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
 Thermal Properties |
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| Enthalpy of Atomization | No data. |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 9.46 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 336.6 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 29.46 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 6.3 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | No data. |
| Electrical Properties |
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| Electrical resistivity | 1.20 x 10-6 Ω m |
| Electrical conductivity | No data. |
| Chemical Properties |
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| Electrochemical Equivalent | 1.7689 g Ah-1 |
| Valence Electron Potential (-eV) | 96 |
| Ionization Potential | |
 First
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6.19 |
| Energy Levels |
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| Lα1 (intensity 100) |
13.9441 KeV |
| Lα2 (intensity 10) |
13.7597 KeV |
| Lβ1 (intensity 38) |
17.7502 KeV |
| Lβ2 (intensity 14) |
16.84 KeV |
| Lβ3 (intensity 2) |
17.9864 KeV |
| Lβ4 (intensity 2) |
17.0582 KeV |
| Lγ1 (intensity 8) |
20.7848 KeV |
| Lγ2 (intensity 2.7) |
21.0956 KeV |
| Lγ3 (intensity 2) |
15.874 KeV |
| Ll (intensity 6) |
11.8722 KeV |
| Atomic Radii |
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| Empirical
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175 pm |
| Bohr Radius
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No data. |
| Covalent Radius
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No data. |
| Van der Waals
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No data. |
| Triple covalent
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116 pm |
| Metallic
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155 pm |
| Ionic Radii (Å) |
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| Charge | Coordination | Crystal | Ionic | Key |
| 2 | VI | 1.24 | 1.1 | |
| 3 | VI | 1.15 | 1.01 | R |
| 4 | VI | 1.01 | 0.87 | R |
| VIII | 1.12 | 0.98 | R | |
| 5 | VI | 0.89 | 0.75 | |
| 6 | VI | 0.86 | 0.72 | R |
| 7 | VI | 0.85 | 0.71 | A |
| R, From r3 vs V plots. |
| C, Calculated from bond length - bond strength equations. |
| E, Estimated. |
| *, Most Reliable. |
| M, From Metallic Oxides. |
| A, Ahrens (1952) Ionic radius. |
| P, Pauling's (1960) Crystal Radius. |
| Oxidation States |
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| Main
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Np+5 |
| Other
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Np+2, Np+3, Np+4, Np+6, Np+7 |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1)  |
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| M - M+ |
597 |
| Vapour Pressure |
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| P (Pa) | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1K | 10K | 100K |
| T (K) | 2194 | 2437 | ||||
| Crystal Structure |
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| Structure
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Orthorhombic |
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a = 666.3 pm |
| b = 472.3 pm | |
| c = 488.7 pm | |
| α = 90° | |
| β = 90° | |
| γ = 90° | |