Atomic Symbol for Protactinium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Pa?

The answer is Protactinium (Pa). However there is a lot of stuff about Protactinium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Protactinium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Pa (Protactinium)

Sources

Does not occur in nature. Found among fission products of uranium, thorium, and plutonium.

Description

Very rare, silvery-white, extremely radioactive metal.

Name Origin

Greek: proto and actinium (parent of actinium); it forms actinium when it radioactively decays.

State at 20 °C

solid

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

Discovery

Discovered By: Fredrich Soddy, John Cranston, Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner

Year: 1917

Location: England/France

Atomic Number

91

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

231,03588

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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