1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.4 Period Number
1.5 Block
1.7 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.8 CAS Number
74405197440042
7429905
54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
1.10 Space Group Number
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
2.5 Abundance
2.5.1 Abundance In Universe
2.7.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
1E-08
0.1
3.1.2 Abundance In Meteorites
3.1.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
3.1.5 Abundance In Oceans
3.3.1 Abundance In Humans
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
4.1.3 Other Uses
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
0
1970
4.2.5 In Bone
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C3,045.00 °C
27
3410
5.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C5,027.00 °C
147
5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
5.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Bluish-Gray
5.3.3 Luster
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.5.1 Brinell Hardness
6.1.4 Vickers Hardness
6.2 Speed of Sound
6.4 Optical Properties
6.4.1 Refractive Index
6.4.3 Reflectivity
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
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
7.3 Electronegativity
7.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
8.1.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
8.2.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
8.3.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
8.4.1 Allen Electronegativity
8.6 Electropositivity
8.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
8.8 Ionization Energies
8.8.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
8.8.3 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,309.80 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
8.8.4 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol1,600.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
8.8.6 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/molNA
2780
37066
8.9.1 5th Energy Level
8.9.2 6th Energy Level
8.9.3 7th Energy level
8.9.4 8th Energy Level
8.9.5 9th Energy Level
8.9.6 10th Energy Level
8.9.7 11th Energy Level
8.9.8 12th Energy Level
8.9.9 13th Energy Level
8.9.10 14th Energy Level
8.9.11 15th Energy Level
8.9.12 16th Energy Level
8.9.13 17th Energy Level
8.9.14 18th Energy Level
8.9.15 19th Energy Level
8.9.16 20th Energy Level
8.9.17 21st Energy Level
8.9.18 22nd Energy Level
8.9.19 23rd Energy Level
8.9.20 24th Energy Level
8.9.21 25th Energy Level
8.9.22 26th Energy Level
8.9.23 27th Energy Level
8.9.24 28th Energy Level
8.9.25 29th Energy Level
8.9.26 30th Energy Level
8.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.77 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
8.11 Electron Work Function
8.12 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
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
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm133.80 pm
112
265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm216.00 pm
139
348
9.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu190.23 amu
6.94
294
9.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol8.49 cm3/mol
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)
8
392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
NA273.44 pm
228.58
891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm322.59 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm320.00 g/cm3
0.512
20
10.2 Tensile Strength
10.3 Viscosity
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
10.6 Poisson Ratio
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
11.1.4 Susceptibility
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
11.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m81.20 nΩ·m
0.18
961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.11 106/cm Ω
0.00666
0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.70 J/mol·K
16.443
62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
12.4 Critical Temperature
12.5 Thermal Expansion
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA627.60 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol29.30 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA32.60 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1