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Seaborgium vs Curium


Curium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
Cm  

Group Number
6  
12
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440519  
36

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1944  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,340.00 °C  
34

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,110.00 °C  
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
461.00 MPa  
37

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
Cm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
4.50 eV  
19

Other Chemical Properties
-  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
96  
22

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[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
106  
12
96  
22

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
151  
11

Number of Electrons
106  
12
96  
22

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
169.00 pm  
28

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
35.00 cm3/mol  
8
18.28 cm3/mol  
38

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Americium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Berkelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.10 (-eV)  
99+
44.50 (-eV)  
39

Lattice Constant
-  
336.25 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.67  
11

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
13.51 g/cm3  
26

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
35.00 g/cm3  
4
13.85 g/cm3  
25

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
12

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
13.51  
28

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Antiferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
35.00 J/mol·K  
5
27.50 J/mol·K  
21

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

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
1,340.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
331.60 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
15.00 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
650.00 kJ/mol  
8
-  

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

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