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Americium (Am)vsPlutonium (Pu)

Americium (Am) has a higher Electron Affinity (10 vs -48 kJ/mol), while Americium (Am) has a higher Molar Heat Capacity (63 vs 36 J/(mol·K)), while Plutonium (Pu) has a higher Density (20 vs 12 g/cm³).

Atomic Properties

95
Atomic Number
94
243
Atomic Mass
244
7
Period
7
3
Group
3

Physical Properties

12
Density
20
1,449
Melting Point
913
2,880
Boiling Point
3,505
63
Molar Heat Capacity
36

Chemical Properties

1
Electronegativity
1
10
Electron Affinity
-48

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