Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
- And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1944
In 1974
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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