name | Plutonium |
latin | Plutonium |
french | Plutonium |
german | Plutonium |
symbol | Pu |
proton number | 94 |
atomic weight | [244] |
Pauling electronegativity | 1.28 |
electronic configuration | [Rn] 5f66d07s2 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p64f145d106s26p65f66d07s2 |
melting point | 912.5 K, 639.35°C, 1182.83°F |
boiling point | 3503 K, 3230°C, 5846°F |
group | - |
period | 7 |
state (by 20°C) | solid |
oxidation states | +3, +4, +5, +6 |
Year of discovery | Discoverers |
1940 | Glenn T. Seaborg (*1912) J. W. Kennedy Edwin M. McMillan (1907-1991) A. C. Wahl |