Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1966
In 1944
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Other Uses
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 7s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100
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 Vaporization
-
Enthalpy of Atomization
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