Cesium

Curium

Cesium vs Curium

Cesium

Curium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

1NA

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.4 Block

s block

f block

1.5 Element Family

Alkali

Actinide

1.6 CAS Number

74404627440519

7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

Im_ 3m

Not Available

1.8 Space Group Number

229.00NA

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

Not Available

Curium metal does not occur free in nature.

Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.

2.2 Sources

Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff

Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1860

In 1944

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

8 * 10^-8 %NA

5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.0000008 %~-9999 %

1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %NA

1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %NA

9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %NA

2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

0.00 %NA

1E-13 1.4

3 Uses

3.1 Uses & Benefits

The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.

Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

3.1.2 Medical Uses

3.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

Research Purposes

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Mildly Toxic

Unknown

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

3.2.3 In Blood

0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

0.05 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

28.50 °C1,340.00 °C

27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

678.40 °C3,110.00 °C

147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Silvery Gold

Silver

4.3.3 Luster

Metallic

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

0.20NA

0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

0.14 MPaNA

0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

NANA

121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

NANA

818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

NANA

58 97

4.7 Allotropes

✔ ✘

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

3615

0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

0.791.30

0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

0.22NA

0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

0.861.20

0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

0.62NA

0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

0.66NA

0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

3.212.70

1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

375.70 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

2,234.30 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

3,400.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

NA3,550.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

NANA

4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

NANA

5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

NANA

7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

NANA

8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

NANA

14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

NANA

17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

NANA

19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

NANA

22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

NANA

26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

NANA

29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

NANA

41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

NANA

47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

NANA

52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

NANA

58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

4.96 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

2.14 eVNA

2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility

Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

5596

3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Xe] 6s¹

[Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²

6.3 Crystal Structure

Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

5596

3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

78151

4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

5596

3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

265.00 pm174.00 pm

112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

244.00 pm169.00 pm

96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

343.00 pm200.00 pm

139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

132.91 amu247.00 amu

6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

71.07 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

6.8.1 Previous Element

6.8.2 Next Element

6.9 Valence Electron Potential

8.62 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)

8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

614.10 pmNA

228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

1.93 g/cm³13.51 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

1.84 g/cm313.85 g/cm3

0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

NANA

2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

NANA

1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

1.60 GPaNA

1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

1.70 GPaNA

1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

NANA

0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile

Unknown

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

1.8713.51

0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

Antiferromagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Semiconductor

Unknown

8.2.2 Resistivity

205.00 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m

0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.05 10⁶/cm ΩNA

0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

45.50 kJ/molNA

0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

0.24 J/(kg K)NA

0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

32.21 J/mol·KNA

16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

35.90 W/m·KNA

6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

1,938.00 KNA

26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

97.00 µm/(m·K)NA

4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

65.90 kJ/molNA

7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

2.10 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

78.20 kJ/molNA

61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

85.20 J/mol.KNA

9.5 198.1

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