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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Fe
1.2 Group Number
NA8
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
74
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74405197439896
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
Before 5000 BC
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1.1 * 10-1 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.1 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA22.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA6.30 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.01 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3447.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.380.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C1,535.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C2,750.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA4.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA200.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA608.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA5,120.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA65.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Ferrite (alpha Iron)
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
beta Iron
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
gamma Iron
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Fe
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1526
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.83
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.20
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.64
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.80
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.17
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol762.50 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,561.90 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol2,957.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol5,290.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,240.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,560.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA12,060.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,580.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA22,540.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA25,290.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA28,000.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA31,920.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA34,830.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA37,840.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA44,100.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA47,206.00 kJ/mol
Copper
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA122,200.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA131,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA140,500.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NA152,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NA163,000.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
87000 179100
1.1.2 22nd Energy Level
NA173,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
93400 184900
1.1.5 23rd Energy Level
NA188,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
98420 198800
1.1.6 24th Energy Level
NA195,200.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
104400 195200
1.1.8 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
1.1.9 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
1.2.3 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
1.2.4 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
1.2.6 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
1.2.7 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
1.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
1.4 Electron Work Function
NA4.70 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
1.5 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
2 Atomic
2.1 Atomic Number
9626
Lithium
3 117
2.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
2.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
2.3.1 Crystal Lattice
2.4 Atom
2.4.1 Number of Protons
9626
Lithium
3 117
2.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15130
Lithium
4 184
2.4.3 Number of Electrons
9626
Lithium
3 117
2.5 Radius of an Atom
2.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm126.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
2.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
2.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
2.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu55.85 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
2.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol7.10 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
2.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
2.8.1 Previous Element
2.8.2 Next Element
2.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)67.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
2.10 Lattice Constant
NA286.65 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
2.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
2.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
3 Mechanical
3.1 Density
3.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm37.87 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
3.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm36.98 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
3.2 Tensile Strength
NA11,000.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
3.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
3.4 Vapor Pressure
3.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
3.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA36.80 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
3.5 Elasticity properties
3.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA82.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
3.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA170.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
3.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA211.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
3.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.29
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
3.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
4 Magnetic
4.1 Magnetic Characteristics
4.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.517.20
Lithium
0.53 4500
4.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Ferromagnetic
4.1.3 Permeability
NA6.3 * 10-3 H/m
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
4.1.4 Susceptibility
NA2,00,000.00
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
4.2 Electrical Properties
4.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
4.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m96.10 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
4.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.10 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
4.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA15.70 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
5 Thermal
5.1 Specific Heat
NA0.44 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
5.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.10 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
5.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA80.40 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
5.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
5.5 Thermal Expansion
NA11.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
5.6 Enthalpy
5.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA351.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
5.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol14.90 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
5.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA414.20 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
5.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA27.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1