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Curium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm  
Zn  

Group Number
Not Available  
12  
6

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440519  
36
7440666  
24

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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1944  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
3 * 10-5 %  
11

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.0002 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
6

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

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
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C  
34
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C  
30
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
2.50  
14

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
327.00 MPa  
32

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
3,850.00 m/s  
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available  
1.00  
2

Reflectivity
Not Available  
80.00 %  
5

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  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
32
1.65  
19

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.23  
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
27
1.66  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.65  
11

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.59  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
9

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

7th Energy level
Not Available  
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
Not Available  
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
Not Available  
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
Not Available  
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
Not Available  
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
Not Available  
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
11

13th Energy Level
Not Available  
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
Not Available  
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
Not Available  
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
Not Available  
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
Not Available  
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
Not Available  
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
Not Available  
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
Not Available  
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
Not Available  
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
16
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
4.33 eV  
17

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
96  
22
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96  
22
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
151  
10
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
96  
22
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
20
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm  
26
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
65.38 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol  
26
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Gallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
266.49 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3  
25
7.14 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3  
10
6.57 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
70.00 GPa  
19

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
108.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51  
17
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
0.00 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
25.47 J/mol·K  
39

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
41.60 J/mol.K  
36

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