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Californium vs Curium

Californium
Curium
Curium vs Californium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cf   
Cm   
Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
7   
Block
f block   
f block   
Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   
CAS Number
7440713   
20
7440519   
36
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Discovery
In 1950   
In 1944   
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
Unknown   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
900.00 °C   
99+
1,340.00 °C   
34
Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C   
99+
3,110.00 °C   
30
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silver   
Silver   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Cf   
Cm   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
20   
19
15   
24
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.30   
32
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.20   
27
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.70   
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol   
99+
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr   
15
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
98   
20
96   
22
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2   
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
98   
20
96   
22
Number of Neutrons
153   
9
151   
10
Number of Electrons
98   
20
96   
22
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
186.00 pm   
9
174.00 pm   
20
Covalent Radius
Not Available   
169.00 pm   
26
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
200.00 pm   
28
Atomic Weight
251.00 amu   
17
247.00 amu   
18
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Berkelium
  
Americium
  
Next Element
Einsteinium
  
Berkelium
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
44.50 (-eV)   
38
Lattice Constant
338.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3   
21
13.51 g/cm3   
25
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
13.85 g/cm3   
10
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile   
Unknown   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
15.10   
13
13.51   
17
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Antiferromagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
Not Available   
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   
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