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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Md
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.5 Period Number
77
Lithium
2 7
2.5 Block
f block
f block
2.6 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
2.7 CAS Number
74405197440111
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
3.3 Space Group Name
Not Available
Not Available
3.4 Space Group Number
NANA
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
4.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1955
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
5.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
5.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
5.2.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
6.2.4 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
6.2.7 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
8 Uses
8.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
8.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
NA
8.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
8.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
NA
8.2 Biological Properties
8.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Unknown
8.2.3 Present in Human Body
8.2.4 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
8.4.0 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
9 Physical
9.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C827.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
9.5 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °CNA
Flerovium
147 5660
10.3 Appearance
10.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
10.3.2 Color
Silver
Unknown
10.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
10.4 Hardness
10.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
10.5.2 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
10.6.2 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
10.8 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
11.3 Optical Properties
11.3.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
11.3.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
11.5 Allotropes
11.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
11.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
11.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12 Chemical
12.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Md
12.2 Isotopes
12.2.1 Known Isotopes
1516
Tennessine
0 38
12.4 Electronegativity
12.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
12.5.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
12.5.6 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
12.6.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
12.7.2 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
12.8 Electropositivity
12.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
12.9 Ionization Energies
12.9.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol635.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
12.9.4 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
12.9.7 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol2,470.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
12.9.10 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol3,840.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
12.9.14 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
12.9.17 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
12.9.18 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
12.9.21 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
12.9.24 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
12.9.27 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
12.9.30 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
12.9.33 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
12.9.37 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
12.9.40 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
12.9.44 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
12.9.47 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
12.9.51 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
12.9.54 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
12.9.58 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
12.9.61 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
12.9.64 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
12.9.67 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
12.9.70 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
12.10.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
12.10.4 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
12.12.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
12.12.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
13.1.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
13.1.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
14.4.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
14.5 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr3.21 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
14.9 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
14.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
15 Atomic
15.1 Atomic Number
96101
Lithium
3 117
15.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
15.4 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Not Known
15.4.1 Crystal Lattice
15.5 Atom
15.5.1 Number of Protons
96101
Lithium
3 117
15.6.4 Number of Neutrons
151157
Lithium
4 184
15.7.1 Number of Electrons
96101
Lithium
3 117
15.10 Radius of an Atom
15.10.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pmNA
Beryllium
112 265
15.11.1 Covalent Radius
169.00 pmNA
Beryllium
96 260
15.15.1 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm246.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
15.18 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu258.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
15.23 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/molNA
Manganese
1.39 71.07
17.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
17.2.1 Previous Element
17.2.2 Next Element
17.3 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
17.4 Lattice Constant
NANA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
17.7 Lattice Angles
NA
NA
17.8 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
18 Mechanical
18.1 Density
18.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.534 40.7
18.4.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
18.5 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
18.8 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
18.9 Vapor Pressure
18.9.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
18.9.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
18.10 Elasticity properties
18.10.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
18.12.1 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
20.1.4 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
20.2 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
20.4 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Unknown
21 Magnetic
21.1 Magnetic Characteristics
21.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.51NA
Lithium
0.53 4500
21.2.4 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Unknown
21.2.5 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
21.2.8 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
21.3 Electrical Properties
21.3.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Unknown
21.3.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·mNA
Thallium
0.18 961
22.1.1 Electrical Conductivity
NANA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
23.2.1 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury
0 222.8
24 Thermal
24.1 Specific Heat
NANA
Americium
0.11 3.6
24.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NANA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
24.6 Thermal Conductivity
NANA
Neptunium
6.3 429
24.8 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
24.11 Thermal Expansion
NANA
Tungsten
4.5 97
24.13 Enthalpy
24.13.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NANA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
24.13.4 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/molNA
Cesium
2.1 35.23
24.15.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
NANA
Mercury
61.5 837
24.16 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1