Chemical Symbol Pu☢️ (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) rev. 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Pu element?

The answer is Plutonium, whose symbol is Pu, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Plutonium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Pu (Plutonium)

Uses

Used in bombs and reactors. Small quantities are used in thermo-electric generators.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Silvery-white, extremely radioactive artificially produced metal.

Name Origin

Named for the planet Pluto.

Sources

Found rarely in some uranium ores. Made by bombarding uranium with neutrons.

Atomic Number

94

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

244,0642

Discovery

Discovered By: G.T.Seaborg, J.W.Kennedy, E.M.McMillan, A.C.Wohl

Year: 1940

Location: United States

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Colored Periodic Table

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