Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1944
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f11 7s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
Enthalpy of Atomization
-
-