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Neptunium

physical science Maturity 11-13

This is a hard metal.

Np sphere.jpg
Np sphere.jpg
It looks like silver. It is not found in nature. People make it in special machines. It can help power space ships. Do you like looking at stars?

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File:Phase diagram of neptunium (1975).png
Phase diagram of neptunium (1975).png
File:Decay Chain(4n+1, Neptunium Series).svg
Decay Chain(4n+1, Neptunium Series).svg
File:Np sphere.jpg
Np sphere.jpg
File:Mendelejevs periodiska system 1871.png
Mendelejevs periodiska system 1871.png
File:Berkeley 60-inch cyclotron.jpg
Berkeley 60-inch cyclotron.jpg
File:Neptunium Purex process.png
Neptunium Purex process.png
File:Np ox st.jpg
Np ox st.jpg
File:Np(IV) in 8 M HCl..jpg
Np(IV) in 8 M HCl..jpg
File:Neptunocene-from-xtal-3D-balls.png
Neptunocene-from-xtal-3D-balls.png
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.7 | Vital Level 4