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Manganese vs Curium


Curium vs Manganese


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mn  
Cm  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439965  
99+
7440519  
36

Space Group Name
I_ 43m  
-  

Space Group Number
217.00  
5
225.00  
3

Facts

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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  

Discovery
In 1774  
In 1944  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
14
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
100.00 p.p.m.  
8
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,245.00 °C  
37
1,340.00 °C  
34

Boiling Point
1,962.00 °C  
99+
3,110.00 °C  
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
196.00 MPa  
99+
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
196.00 MPa  
99+
461.00 MPa  
37

Speed of Sound
5,150.00 m/s  
11
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.00  
15
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mn  
Cm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
21  
18
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.55  
26
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.60  
10
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.55  
23
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.75  
18
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.45  
29
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
717.30 kJ/mol  
30
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,509.00 kJ/mol  
40
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,248.00 kJ/mol  
21
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
30
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,990.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,220.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
11,500.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
18,770.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
21,400.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37

10th Energy Level
23,960.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
27,590.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
30,330.00 kJ/mol  
32
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

13th Energy Level
33,150.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
38,880.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40

15th Energy Level
41,987.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
109,480.00 kJ/mol  
1
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
118,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
127,100.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
138,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
148,500.00 kJ/mol  
6
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
158,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

22nd Energy Level
172,500.00 kJ/mol  
5
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
181,380.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

24th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
34
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
717.30 kJ/mol  
24
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
35
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
36
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
38
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.29 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
4.10 eV  
32
4.50 eV  
19

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
25  
99+
96  
22

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s2  
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
25  
99+
96  
22

Number of Neutrons
30  
99+
151  
11

Number of Electrons
25  
99+
96  
22

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
127.00 pm  
99+
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
169.00 pm  
28

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
54.94 amu  
99+
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
1.39 cm3/mol  
99+
18.28 cm3/mol  
38

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Chromium
  
Americium
  

Next Element
Iron
  
Berkelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
220.00 (-eV)  
2
44.50 (-eV)  
39

Lattice Constant
891.25 pm  
1
336.25 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.55  
99+
1.67  
11

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.21 g/cm3  
99+
13.51 g/cm3  
26

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.95 g/cm3  
99+
13.85 g/cm3  
25

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
350.00 MPa  
12

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
12
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
120.00 GPa  
14
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
198.00 GPa  
13
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.21  
99+
13.51  
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Antiferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
12
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
1.44 nΩ·m  
99+
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.48 J/(kg K)  
11
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K  
37
27.50 J/mol·K  
21

Thermal Conductivity
7.81 W/m·K  
99+
11.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,519.00 K  
40
1,340.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
21.70 µm/(m·K)  
22
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
219.70 kJ/mol  
99+
331.60 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.64 kJ/mol  
25
15.00 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
280.30 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
32.00 J/mol.K  
99+
52.50 J/mol.K  
36

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