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Bohrium vs Curium

Bohrium
Curium
Curium vs Bohrium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Bh  
Cm  
Group Number
7  
11
3  
15
Period Number
7  
7  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  
CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440519  
36
Space Group Name
-  
-  
Space Group Number
276.00  
1
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
Discovery
In 1981  
In 1944  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
-  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
-  
1,340.00 °C  
34
Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,110.00 °C  
31
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
-  
Silver  
Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
2.00  
17
Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
320.00 MPa  
40
Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
461.00 MPa  
37
Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.50  
36
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
60.00 %  
23
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Bh  
Cm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
5  
32
15  
24
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37
10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
31
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
820.80 kJ/mol  
28
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.50 eV  
19
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
107  
11
96  
22
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
107  
11
96  
22
Number of Neutrons
155  
9
151  
11
Number of Electrons
107  
11
96  
22
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
174.00 pm  
22
Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
169.00 pm  
28
Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
247.00 amu  
18
Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
18.28 cm3/mol  
38
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Seaborgium
  
Americium
  
Next Element
Hassium
  
Berkelium
  
Valence Electron Potential
27.20 (-eV)  
99+
44.50 (-eV)  
39
Lattice Constant
-  
336.25 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
-  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.67  
11
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
37.10 g/cm3  
3
13.51 g/cm3  
26
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
13.85 g/cm3  
25
Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
350.00 MPa  
12
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
32.00 GPa  
24
Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
40.00 GPa  
38
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
13.51  
28
Magnetic Ordering
-  
Antiferromagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
-  
Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19
Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
27.50 J/mol·K  
21
Thermal Conductivity
37.00 W/m·K  
36
11.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,340.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+
331.60 kJ/mol  
40
Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
15.00 kJ/mol  
22
Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
-  
Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
52.50 J/mol.K  
36
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