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Curium Iridium Comparison


Iridium Curium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm   
Ir   

Group Number
Not Available   
9   
9

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440519   
36
7439885   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C   
34
2,410.00 °C   
7

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
4,527.00 °C   
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.50   
5

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
1,670.00 MPa   
5

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,760.00 MPa   
3

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
4,825.00 m/s   
13

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
78.00 %   
6

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   
Ir   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15   
24
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.55   
11

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.68   
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
880.00 kJ/mol   
9

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
35

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
1.14 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.55 eV   
13

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96   
22
77   
39

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96   
22
74   
99+

Number of Neutrons
151   
10
110   
27

Number of Electrons
96   
22
74   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
141.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
192.22 amu   
34

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
9.53 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
140.00 (-eV)   
5

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
383.90 pm   
26

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3   
25
22.56 g/cm3   
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
19.00 g/cm3   
3

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2,000.00 MPa   
2

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
210.00 GPa   
2

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
320.00 GPa   
3

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
528.00 GPa   
1

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.26   
22

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
21.78   
3

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
47.10 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.19 106/cm Ω   
10

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
151.00 kJ/mol   
4

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
147.00 W/m·K   
10

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
799.10 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
35.23 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
837.00 kJ/mol   
1

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
35.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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