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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cm
Y
1.2 Group Number
NA3
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
75
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74405197440655
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Johan Gadolin
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1794
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA7 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  • Yttrium metal is used in different alloys, as it increases the strength of aluminum Magnesium alloy. It is used for radar microwave filter.
  • It is also used as a catalyst in ethene polymerisation.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,340.00 °C1,523.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C3,337.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA589.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,300.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cm
Y
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1519
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.22
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.65
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.11
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.12
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.78
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol600.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol1,180.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol5,847.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,430.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA8,970.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA11,190.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA12,450.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA14,110.00 kJ/mol
Sodium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA18,400.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA19,900.00 kJ/mol
Copper
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA36,090.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.11 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA3.10 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
9639
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
9639
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15150
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
9639
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm180.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
169.00 pm190.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu88.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol19.80 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)48.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA364.74 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.57
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm34.47 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm34.24 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA4.27 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA25.60 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA41.20 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA63.50 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.24
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.514.47
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m596.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA29.60 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.30 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA26.53 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA17.20 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA10.60 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA393.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol17.15 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA418.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA44.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1