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Curium vs Lithium


Lithium vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm   
Li   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
7   
2   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440519   
36
7439932   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
NA   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
27

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
1.30 p.p.m.   
17

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C   
34
180.54 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
1,347.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
0.60   
21

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
5.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
6,000.00 m/s   
3

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Li   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15   
24
8   
30

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
0.98   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.89   
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.97   
19

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.91   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
3.02   
8

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
520.20 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.90 eV   
37

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96   
22
3   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
[He] 2s1   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96   
22
3   
99+

Number of Neutrons
151   
10
4   
99+

Number of Electrons
96   
22
3   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
152.00 pm   
31

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
128.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
182.00 pm   
35

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
6.94 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
13.10 cm3/mol   
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
No Previous Element   

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Beryllium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
19.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
351.00 pm   
99+

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
0.53 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
0.51 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
109.00 (Pa)   
2

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
4.20 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
11.00 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
4.90 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
0.53   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
92.80 nΩ·m   
33

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
59.60 kJ/mol   
16

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.86 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
84.80 W/m·K   
20

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
3,223.00 K   
1

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
46.00 µm/(m·K)   
7

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
134.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
3.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
160.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
29.10 J/mol.K   
99+

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