Plutonium

 =Plutonium By: Peter = 
 * Atomic Number:** 94


 * Protons:** 94


 * Electrons:** 94


 * Neutrons:** 150


 * Average Atomic Mass:** [244]


 * Isotopes:** Today, 15 plutonium isotopes are known


 * Discovery:** Plutonium was discovered in 1941 by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg and Edwin McMillan, Kennedy and Wahl by deuteron bombardment of uranium at U.C. Berkeley.
 * Name:** Uranium comes before Neptunium on the periodic table, and Plutonium comes after Neptunium, just like the planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Sp, the element Plutonium was named after the planet Pluto.


 * Uses:** Plutonium is used in electrical power generation and nuclear explosives.


 * Interesting Facts**: A chunk of plutonium very radioactive, enough to boil water.


 * Video:**media type="youtube" key="_a2JJWcqWm4" height="364" width="445" <- separating Plutonium from Uranium.


 * Picture:**[[image:plutonium_chunk.jpg width="311" height="207"]]<- a chunk of plutonium.


 * Sources** :
 * Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2JJWcqWm4
 * Photo: http://z.about.com/d/chemistry/1/0/1/R/plutonium.jpg
 * http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/438.jpg
 * Plutonium Info: http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/plutonium.htm
 * http://www.webelements.com/plutonium/
 * http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/pu.htm