Pu

Plutonium

Z 94 244.0 g/molActinide Radioactive

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

7

Block

f

Occurrence

Synthetic

Biological Role

Toxic

History

1940 (discovery)

Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, Arthur Wahl

1943 (isolation)

Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, Arthur Wahl

Named By

Glenn T. Seaborg

Latin Name

Plutonium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x