Group Number
Not Available
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
Space Group Number
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1944
In 1944
Uses & Benefits
- Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
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In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Speed of Sound
Not Available
Not Available
α Allotropes
Not Available
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
Not Available
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Unknown
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
Specific Heat
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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Thermal Expansion
Not Available
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Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
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