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91 - Protactinium actinide

Atomic Mass (u)

231.04

Density (g/cm³)

15.37

Phase

Solid

Year of Discovery

1917
ProtactiniumPaElectron 1Electron 2Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 19Electron 20Electron 21Electron 22Electron 23Electron 24Electron 25Electron 26Electron 27Electron 28Electron 29Electron 30Electron 31Electron 32Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 19Electron 20Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 1Electron 2

Protactinium is a chemical element with symbol Pa and atomic number 91. It is a dense, silvery-gray metal which readily reacts with oxygen, water vapor and inorganic acids. It forms various chemical compounds where protactinium is usually present in the oxidation state +5, but can also assume +4 and even +2 or +3 states.

91 Atomic Number
231.04  u Atomic Mass
1873.15  K Melting Point
4300  K Boiling Point
15.37  g/cm³ Density
null  Å Atomic Radius
2  Å Covalent Radius
1.5 Electronegativity
5.89  eV First Ionization Energy
53.03 Electron Affinity
7 Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 32, 20, 9, 2 Electron Shell Occupations
null  J/g Specific Heat