Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
- Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Masataka Ogawa
Discovery
In 1944
In 1908
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Alloys of Rhenium are used as an electric contact material. It can resist withstand arc corrosion.
- Its catalysts are used in hydrogenation of fine chemicals. Its Alloy with nickel is used to produce turbine blades.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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