Pu	Z =  94	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Plutonium
			From the Greek "Plouton via Pluto", meaning "god of wealth"
(AM) Atomic Mass	244  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3, +4, +5, +6
(BP) Boiling Point	3232  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	641  °C
(ρ) Density	n/a	♦	Crystal Structure	Monoclinic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.3	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	n/a
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  5f6  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	584.7  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	333.5  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	2.82  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1940	♦	Location of Discovery	U. Cal, Berkley
(E°) Standard Potential	Pu3+⇔ Pu (-2.031 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All isotopes are man-made and radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edward M. McMillan, Arthur C. Wohl
Natural Source	Not found in nature, man-made, synthetic
Common Uses	Nuclear reactor fuel, nuclear weapons
Other Info	Also most used in Nuclear weapons
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