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Curium vs Thallium


Thallium vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm   
Tl   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440519   
36
7440280   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-9 %   
32

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
34

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
34

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
33

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C   
34
303.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C   
30
1,457.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
26.50 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
818.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Cm   
Tl   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15   
24
32   
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.62   
21

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.25   
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.44   
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.96   
6

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.79   
13

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.38   
33

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
589.40 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,971.00 kJ/mol   
14

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,878.00 kJ/mol   
32

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16
7.63 g/amp-hr   
2

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
3.84 eV   
28

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96   
22
81   
35

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96   
22
81   
35

Number of Neutrons
151   
10
123   
20

Number of Electrons
96   
22
81   
35

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm   
26
145.00 pm   
39

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
196.00 pm   
30

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu   
18
204.38 amu   
31

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol   
26
17.20 cm3/mol   
31

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Mercury
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Lead
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
9.60 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
345.66 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
6

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3   
25
11.85 g/cm3   
31

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3   
10
11.22 g/cm3   
13

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
16.90 (Pa)   
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
2.80 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
43.00 GPa   
28

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
8.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.45   
2

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile, Sectile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51   
17
11.85   
22

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+
0.18 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.06 106/cm Ω   
32

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
19.20 kJ/mol   
32

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
26.32 J/mol·K   
29

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
46.10 W/m·K   
33

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
29.90 µm/(m·K)   
12

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
162.10 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol   
21
4.27 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
179.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
64.20 J/mol.K   
19

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