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Curium
Copper
Copper Curium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cm  
Cu  
Group Number
3  
15
11  
7
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440519  
36
7440508  
37
Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  
Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
-  
Discovery
In 1944  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
13
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
8
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
Physical
Melting Point
1,340.00 °C  
34
1,084.62 °C  
40
Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C  
31
2,562.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Copper  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
3.00  
13
Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
235.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
461.00 MPa  
37
343.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
26
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.10  
99+
Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
90.00 %  
4
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cm  
Cu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
15  
24
29  
10
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.75  
4
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.49  
27
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.85  
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
9th Energy Level
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
10th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
12th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
21st Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
27th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
29th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.50 eV  
19
4.65 eV  
16
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
96  
22
29  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
96  
22
29  
99+
Number of Neutrons
151  
11
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
96  
22
29  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
128.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
169.00 pm  
28
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
140.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
63.55 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol  
38
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Americium
  
Nickel
  
Next Element
Berkelium
  
Zinc
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
336.25 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
39
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.67  
11
1.28  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3  
26
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3  
25
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
210.00 MPa  
19
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
32.00 GPa  
24
48.00 GPa  
15
Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
140.00 GPa  
12
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.34  
10
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.51  
28
8.89  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
19
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
31
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
Molar Heat Capacity
27.50 J/mol·K  
21
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
11.00 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2
Critical Temperature
1,340.00 K  
99+
1,358.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
331.60 kJ/mol  
40
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol  
22
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
Standard Molar Entropy
52.50 J/mol.K  
36
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
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