Neptunium (Np) Element Properties
| Atomic Mass |
237.0482 |
| Atomic Number |
93 |
| Name Origins |
Named after the planet Neptune. |
| Year Discovered |
1940 |
| Discovery Credits |
E. M. McMillan and P. Abelson at Berkeley, California, USA. |
| Remarks |
Radioactive silvery metal which does not occur naturally. Attacked by
oxygen, steam, and acids, but not alkalis. |
| References |
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p. |
| See Also |
WebElements,
ChemiCool |