Template:Did you know nominations/Neptunium


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:00, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Neptunium

 * ... that neptunium was first synthesized by Edwin McMillan and Philip Abelson in 1940?
 * ALT1:... that neptunium is found in at least three allotropes?
 * ALT2:... that neptunium is found in at least three allotropes—‌an orthorhombic structure, a tetragonal structure, and a body-centered cubic structure?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nomination.

Improved to Good Article status by Double sharp (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 09:12, 7 July 2014 (UTC).


 * I've lowercased neptunium and introduced the list of allotropes with a dash. Also adding ALT2A.


 * ALT2A:... that neptunium is found in at least three allotropes—‌one orthorhombic, one tetragonal, and one body-centered cubic?

EEng (talk) 19:36, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you for improving the orthography, and for supplying an ALT2A hook which reads better than mine. Oceanh (talk) 20:12, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * You'll get my bill. EEng (talk) 21:08, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Looking at this again I think ALT1 is more clickworthy. ALT2/2A sound like a math lecture. EEng (talk) 21:57, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

It's new and long enough. AGF on sources as they are mostly offline. I think there are more catchy hooks though; here are a few possibilities: Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 00:55, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT3: ... that most neptunium in the environment is from atmospheric nuclear explosions that took place between the first atomic bomb detonation and the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
 * ALT4: ... that false claims of the discovery of neptunium were made by scientists who would have called it ausonium, bohemium, or sequanium?
 * ALT5: ... that neptunium could be used to make a nuclear weapon, but extracting it from spent nuclear fuel would be difficult?