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Curium Platinum Comparison


Platinum Curium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm   
Pt   

Group Number
Not Available   
10   
8

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440519   
36
7440064   
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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
25

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.
  
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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
1,772.00 °C   
16

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
3,827.00 °C   
15

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
3.50   
11

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
300.00 MPa   
34

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
400.00 MPa   
25

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,800.00 m/s   
29

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8

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   
Pt   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15   
24
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
2.28   
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.44   
17

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.72   
16

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
1.72   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
870.00 kJ/mol   
10

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,791.00 kJ/mol   
21

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
1.82 g/amp-hr   
35

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.65 eV   
1

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96   
22
78   
38

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96   
22
78   
38

Number of Neutrons
151   
10
117   
24

Number of Electrons
96   
22
78   
38

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
139.00 pm   
39

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
136.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
175.00 pm   
36

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
47.87 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Iridium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Gold
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
392.42 (-eV)   
1

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
392.42 pm   
24

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
21.45 g/cm3   
11

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
19.77 g/cm3   
2

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.07 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
61.00 GPa   
14

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
230.00 GPa   
6

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
168.00 GPa   
14

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.38   
6

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
21.45   
4

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
105.00 nΩ·m   
30

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.10 106/cm Ω   
21

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
205.30 kJ/mol   
2

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.86 J/mol·K   
35

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
71.60 W/m·K   
24

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
510.50 kJ/mol   
11

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
19.70 kJ/mol   
12

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
565.00 kJ/mol   
11

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
41.60 J/mol.K   
36

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