Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
History
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1944
In 1902
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
-0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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