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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Al
1.2 Group Number
NA13
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.6 Period Number
73
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.7 Block
f block
p block
1.8 Element Family
Actinide
Post-​Transition
1.9 CAS Number
74405197429905
Palladium
7429905 54386242
1.10 Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
1.11 Space Group Number
NA225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Hans Christian Oersted
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1825
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA5 * 10-3 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.006 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.91 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.5.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA8.10 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.5.6 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.6.1 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.3 Biological Properties
3.3.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.3.2 Present in Human Body
3.3.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.39 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.3.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.27.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C660.37 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.5 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C2,467.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.2 Appearance
5.2.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.2.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
5.2.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
5.3 Hardness
5.3.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.75
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.3.3 Brinell Hardness
NA160.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.4.1 Vickers Hardness
NA160.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
5.6 Speed of Sound
NA5,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
5.8 Optical Properties
5.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
5.8.3 Reflectivity
NA71.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
5.10 Allotropes
5.10.2 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.10.3 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.10.4 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Al
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
1511
Tennessine Metal
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.61
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
6.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.71
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
6.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.47
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
6.4.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.83
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
6.4.2 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.61
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.2 Electropositivity
7.2.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.39
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.3 Ionization Energies
7.3.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol577.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.3.3 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,816.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.4.3 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol2,744.80 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
7.4.4 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol11,577.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
7.4.6 5th Energy Level
NA14,842.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
7.4.7 6th Energy Level
NA18,379.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
7.4.9 7th Energy level
NA23,326.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
7.4.10 8th Energy Level
NA27,465.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.1.1 9th Energy Level
NA31,853.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
8.2.1 10th Energy Level
NA38,473.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.2.2 11th Energy Level
NA42,647.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.3.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.4.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.5.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.6.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.6.3 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.6.5 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.6.6 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.6.8 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.6.9 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.7.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.7.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.7.3 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.7.4 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.7.5 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.7.6 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.7.7 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.7.8 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.7.9 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.7.10 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr0.34 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.9 Electron Work Function
NA4.28 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9613
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
9.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9613
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15114
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
9613
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm143.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm121.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm184.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu26.98 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol10.00 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)80.70 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
NA404.95 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm32.70 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm32.38 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NA40.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA26.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA76.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA70.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.35
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.512.72
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NA0.00 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NA0.00
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m28.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.38 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA42.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.90 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.20 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA237.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA23.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA293.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol10.67 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA322.20 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA28.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1