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=Strider Pickett= Plutonium

Symbol: Pt [|Boiling point] [|:] [|5842* F] Melting Point  :1182.9 *F Density:19.186 *K Number of protons 78, electrons78, neutrons 117 Atomic mass: 244 K [|Atomic number: It has the number 244] Electron configeration: Rn 5F6 7s2 Number of valence electrons; It has 2 valence electrons How, when, and who discovered it: It was dicovered by Glenn T. Seaborg, J.W Kennedy, E. M. McMillian, and A.C. Wahl at 1940 In the U.S.A Where and how it was produced, possessed, or mined: It was artificially made by activating Uranium neutrons and bathing this substance in a working nuclear reactor. Chemical and physical properties: Physical Properties: Color: Silver Melting Point: 641 deg. C <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Boiling Point: 3232 Deg C <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">[|Density: 16 to 20 grams/ cubic centimeter] <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Chemical Properties: <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Minerals, compounds, or es in which found: Plutonium is found within the ore of uranium and is left over after uranium is melted down. <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Two common chemical reactions: Plutonium most commonly reacts with air and water <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Industrial or commercial uses: used to power nuclear power plants <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Cost or value: 4000 dollars per gram <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Diagram of Bohr Model:



<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Picture of element in a pure state:



<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Unusual facts: It collects in exposed bones and blood where it can hide slowly destroying the substance.

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