Actinide · element 91
Protactinium
Between thorium and uranium. Nobody's favourite.
Only 0.2% of people are Protactinium. (estimated)
If you're Protactinium
You are the one in the middle: overlooked, expensive, and difficult. Rare enough to be interesting, awkward enough that few people try.
Protactinium is one of the rarest and most expensive natural elements; a single 125-gram batch made in 1961 supplied science for decades.
How to get along with Protactinium
Do
- Value the difficulty; it's rare.
- Give them the in-between job nobody wants.
- Ask before assuming they're awkward.
Don't
- Don't leave them stuck between two more famous people.
- Don't try to make them cheap.
When it goes wrong: They don't fit and they know it. Stop trying to file them.
Atomic profile
Every element is placed on six personality dimensions derived from its chemistry. Your answers are placed on the same six, and the closest element wins. How the scoring works
- Reactivity
- 6
- Sociability
- 3
- Stability
- 1
- Energy
- 2
- Rarity
- 9
- Warmth
- 4
Protactinium in literature
- Mr. Collins — Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (1813)
- Mrs. Elton — Emma, Jane Austen (1815)
- Cassius — Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare (1599)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Protactinium's. If you got Protactinium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other actinides
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