1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74405197440622
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
1.8 Space Group Number
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Andrés Manuel del Río
2.3.2 Discovery
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.00004 %
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
-
Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
3.1.3 Other Uses
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C1,890.00 °C
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C3,380.00 °C
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
4.3.2 Color
4.3.3 Luster
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
4.5 Speed of Sound
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
4.6.2 Reflectivity
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol650.90 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,414.00 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol2,830.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol4,507.00 kJ/mol
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA6,298.70 kJ/mol
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA12,363.00 kJ/mol
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA14,530.00 kJ/mol
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA16,730.00 kJ/mol
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA19,860.00 kJ/mol
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA22,240.00 kJ/mol
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA24,670.00 kJ/mol
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA29,730.00 kJ/mol
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA32,446.00 kJ/mol
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA86,450.00 kJ/mol
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA94,170.00 kJ/mol
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA102,300.00 kJ/mol
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA112,700.00 kJ/mol
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA121,600.00 kJ/mol
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA130,700.00 kJ/mol
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NA143,400.00 kJ/mol
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NA151,440.00 kJ/mol
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr0.38 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm134.00 pm
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm153.00 pm
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu50.94 amu
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol8.78 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)120.00 (-eV)
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA303.00 pm
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm36.00 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm35.50 g/cm3
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
7.3 Viscosity
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
7.6 Poisson Ratio
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
8.1.4 Susceptibility
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
8.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m197.00 nΩ·m
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.05 106/cm Ω
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.89 J/mol·K
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
9.4 Critical Temperature
9.5 Thermal Expansion
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA458.60 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol17.57 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA28.90 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1