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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Pt
1.2 Group Number
NA10
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
74405197440064
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.
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Antonio de Ulloa
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1735
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA5 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000009 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, 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-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C1,772.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C3,827.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA300.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA400.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,800.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA73.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
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
Cm
Pt
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1535
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.28
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.44
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.72
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.72
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,791.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.82 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA5.65 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
9678
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
9678
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
151117
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
9678
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm139.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm136.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm175.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu47.87 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol9.09 cm3/mol
Manganese
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)392.42 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA392.42 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm321.45 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm319.77 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA125.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.07 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA61.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA230.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA168.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.38
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.5121.45
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA0.00 H/m
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m105.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.10 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA205.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.86 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA71.60 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA8.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA510.50 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol19.70 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA565.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA41.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1