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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Ir
1.2 Group Number
NA9
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74405197439885
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA225.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Smithson Tennant
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1803
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.5.4 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.2.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.3.2 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.3.4 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
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
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C2,410.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C4,527.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.5 Appearance
5.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.5.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
5.5.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
5.6 Hardness
5.6.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.6.3 Brinell Hardness
NA1,670.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.6.6 Vickers Hardness
NA1,760.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
5.7 Speed of Sound
NA4,825.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
5.8 Optical Properties
5.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.8.2 Reflectivity
NA78.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
5.9 Allotropes
5.9.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.9.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.9.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Ir
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
1534
Tennessine
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.20
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
6.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.55
Cesium
0.86 1.82
6.3.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
6.3.8 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.68
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.4 Electropositivity
6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.80
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.5 Ionization Energies
6.5.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol880.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,600.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.5.4 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
6.5.6 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
6.5.8 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
6.5.10 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.5.12 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.5.14 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.5.16 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.5.18 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
6.5.20 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
6.5.22 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
6.5.25 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
6.5.27 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
6.5.29 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
6.5.31 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
6.5.33 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
6.6.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
6.6.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
6.7.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
6.7.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
7.1.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
7.1.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
7.4.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
7.4.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
7.4.4 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
7.4.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
7.4.7 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
7.4.9 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
7.4.10 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.14 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
7.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.55 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
7.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
9677
Lithium
3 117
8.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2
8.4 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
8.4.1 Crystal Lattice
8.5 Atom
8.5.1 Number of Protons
9674
Lithium
3 117
8.6.1 Number of Neutrons
151110
Lithium
4 184
8.8.1 Number of Electrons
9674
Lithium
3 117
8.9 Radius of an Atom
8.9.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm136.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
8.10.1 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm141.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
8.10.2 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm202.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
8.13 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu192.22 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.2 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol9.53 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.3.1 Previous Element
9.3.2 Next Element
9.4 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)140.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.6 Lattice Constant
NA383.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.8 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.9 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm322.56 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm319.00 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.3 Tensile Strength
NA2,000.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
10.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.5 Vapor Pressure
10.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.5.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.6 Elasticity properties
10.6.1 Shear Modulus
NA210.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.7.1 Bulk Modulus
NA320.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
11.1.2 Young's Modulus
NA528.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
11.2 Poisson Ratio
NA0.26
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.3 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
NA
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.5121.78
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.2.3 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.3 Electrical Properties
12.3.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
12.3.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m47.10 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.3.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.19 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.3.5 Electron Affinity
NA151.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
14 Thermal
14.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
14.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.10 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
14.5 Thermal Conductivity
NA147.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
14.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
14.8 Thermal Expansion
NA6.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
14.10 Enthalpy
14.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA799.10 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
14.11.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol35.23 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
14.11.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA837.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
14.12 Standard Molar Entropy
NA35.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1