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Technetium Curium Comparison


Curium Technetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Cm   

Group Number
7   
11
Not Available   

Period Number
5   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7440519   
36

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1937   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
1,340.00 °C   
34

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
3,110.00 °C   
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Tc   
Cm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
15   
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.30   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.20   
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol   
36
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,196.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
2,026.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,550.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
96   
22

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

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
96   
22

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
151   
10

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
96   
22

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
174.00 pm   
20

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
169.00 pm   
26

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+
18.28 cm3/mol   
26

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Americium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Berkelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
44.50 (-eV)   
38

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
5
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3   
34
13.51 g/cm3   
25

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
13.85 g/cm3   
10

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
13.51   
17

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Antiferromagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m   
18
1.25 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
15.00 kJ/mol   
21

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
Not Available   

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