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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Os
1.2 Group Number
NA8
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.4 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
f block
d block
1.7 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.8 CAS Number
74405197440042
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.10 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
2.3 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
2.4 History
2.4.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Smithson Tennant
2.4.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1803
2.5 Abundance
2.5.1 Abundance In Universe
NA3 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.7.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.1.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.1.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.1.5 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.3.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Highly Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C3,045.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C5,027.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Bluish-Gray
5.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA7.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.5.1 Brinell Hardness
NA3,490.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.1.4 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.2 Speed of Sound
NA4,940.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.4 Optical Properties
6.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.4.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.5 Allotropes
6.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Os
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
1535
Tennessine Metal
0 38
7.3 Electronegativity
7.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.20
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
8.1.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
8.2.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.52
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
8.3.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
8.4.1 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.65
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
8.6 Electropositivity
8.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.80
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
8.8 Ionization Energies
8.8.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
8.8.3 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,309.80 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
8.8.4 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol1,600.00 kJ/mol
Tin
1600 34230
8.8.6 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.9.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.9.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.9.3 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
8.9.4 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.9.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
8.9.6 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.9.7 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.9.8 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.9.9 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.9.10 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.9.11 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.9.12 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.9.13 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.9.14 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.9.15 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.9.16 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.9.17 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.9.18 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.9.19 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.9.20 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.9.21 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.9.22 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.9.23 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.9.24 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.9.25 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.9.26 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.77 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.11 Electron Work Function
NA4.83 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.12 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9676
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9676
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
151114
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
9676
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm133.80 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm216.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu190.23 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol8.49 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)91.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
NA273.44 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.58
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm322.59 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm320.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NA1,000.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA222.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA462.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.25
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.5122.57
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m81.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.11 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA106.10 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.70 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA87.60 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA5.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA627.60 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol29.30 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA669.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA32.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1