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Curium Einsteinium Comparison


Einsteinium Curium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm   
Es   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440519   
36
7429927   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Facts

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   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

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
1,340.00 °C   
34
860.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
996.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

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
Cm   
Es   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15   
24
16   
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.54   
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.20   
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
619.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,334.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,734.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
4.74 g/amp-hr   
5

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96   
22
99   
19

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   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96   
22
99   
19

Number of Neutrons
151   
10
153   
9

Number of Electrons
96   
22
99   
19

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
186.00 pm   
9

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
252.00 amu   
16

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Fermium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3   
25
8.84 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

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
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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