name | Protactinium |
latin | Protactinium |
french | Protactinium |
german | Protactinium |
symbol | Pa |
proton number | 91 |
atomic weight | 231.03588 |
Pauling electronegativity | 1.5 |
electronic configuration | [Rn] 5f26d17s2 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p64f145d106s26p65f26d17s2 |
melting point | 1841 K, 1568°C, 2854°F |
boiling point | - |
group | - |
period | 7 |
state (by 20°C) | solid |
oxidation states | +4, +5 |
Year of discovery | Discoverers |
1913 | Otto Hahn (1879-1968) Lise Meitner (1878-1968) Frederick Soddy (1877-1956) John Cranston |