Chemical Symbol for Protactinium (+ Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Protactinium is no different.

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Protactinium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Pa (Protactinium)

Description

Very rare, silvery-white, extremely radioactive metal.

Sources

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

Atomic Number

91

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Atomic Mass

231,03588

Name Origin

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

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

State at 20 °C

solid

Discovery

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

Year: 1917

Location: England/France

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