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Curium vs Platinum


Platinum vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm  
Pt  

Group Number
3  
15
10  
8

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440519  
36
7440064  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

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.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
Antonio de Ulloa  

Discovery
In 1944  
In 1735  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C  
34
1,772.00 °C  
16

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C  
31
3,827.00 °C  
15

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
3.50  
12

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
300.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
461.00 MPa  
37
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
2,800.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.41  
6

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
73.00 %  
10

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cm  
Pt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.72  
19

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,791.00 kJ/mol  
22

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,277.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
6

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
9

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
27

7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23

8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23

9th Energy Level
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,660.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

12th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

16th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
27

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
25

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
870.00 kJ/mol  
38

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
13

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
870.10 kJ/mol  
39

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
9

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

27th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.10 kJ/mol  
6

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.10 kJ/mol  
9

29th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
1.82 g/amp-hr  
39

Electron Work Function
4.50 eV  
19
5.65 eV  
4

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization  

Atomic

Atomic Number
96  
22
78  
38

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96  
22
78  
38

Number of Neutrons
151  
11
117  
25

Number of Electrons
96  
22
78  
38

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm  
28
136.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
175.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
47.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol  
38
9.09 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Iridium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Gold
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
392.42 (-eV)  
1

Lattice Constant
336.25 pm  
99+
392.42 pm  
27

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.67  
11
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3  
26
21.45 g/cm3  
11

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3  
25
19.77 g/cm3  
12

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
125.00 MPa  
26

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
16

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.07 (Pa)  
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
32.00 GPa  
24
61.00 GPa  
14

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
230.00 GPa  
6

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
168.00 GPa  
15

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51  
28
21.45  
13

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
14

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
20

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
105.00 nΩ·m  
30

Electrical Conductivity
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19
0.10 106/cm Ω  
26

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
205.30 kJ/mol  
2

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.50 J/mol·K  
21
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
11.00 W/m·K  
99+
71.60 W/m·K  
24

Critical Temperature
1,340.00 K  
99+
2,041.00 K  
19

Thermal Expansion
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
8.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
331.60 kJ/mol  
40
510.50 kJ/mol  
15

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol  
22
19.70 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
565.00 kJ/mol  
15

Standard Molar Entropy
52.50 J/mol.K  
36
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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