Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
I_ 43m
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Interesting Facts
- Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
- Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1774
In 1944
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
- Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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