Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
Interesting Facts
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
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Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1999
In 1944
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
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DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
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Antiferromagnetic
Enthalpy of Atomization
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