Symbol
Cm
  
Ir
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
Fm_ 3m
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
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
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
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
  
Melting Point
1,340.00 °C
  
34
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
  
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
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Cm
  
Ir
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
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
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
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
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol
  
26
9.53 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)
  
38
140.00 (-eV)
  
5
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
2,000.00 MPa
  
2
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
47.10 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.19 10
6/cm Ω
  
10
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
151.00 kJ/mol
  
4
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+