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Curium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm  
Sg  

Group Number
3  
15
6  
12

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440519  
36
54038812  
9

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

Facts

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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1944  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C  
34
-  

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C  
31
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
461.00 MPa  
37
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cm  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

9th Energy Level
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
4.50 eV  
19
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
-  

Atomic

Atomic Number
96  
22
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96  
22
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
151  
11
157  
8

Number of Electrons
96  
22
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm  
28
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol  
38
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
6.10 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
336.25 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.67  
11
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3  
26
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3  
25
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
32.00 GPa  
24
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51  
28
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
27.50 J/mol·K  
21
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

Thermal Conductivity
11.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.14 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,340.00 K  
99+
1,200.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
331.60 kJ/mol  
40
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol  
22
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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