Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
- Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
William Crookes
Discovery
In 1944
In 1861
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
- In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
Industrial Uses
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Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
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Medical Research
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Sectile
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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