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Yttrium Curium Comparison


Curium Yttrium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Y  
Cm  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440655  
25
7440519  
36

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
  • 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
Johan Gadolin  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  

Discovery
In 1794  
In 1944  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Yttrium metal is used in different alloys, as it increases the strength of aluminum Magnesium alloy. It is used for radar microwave filter.
  • It is also used as a catalyst in ethene polymerisation.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
26
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.  
30
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,523.00 °C  
27
1,340.00 °C  
34

Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C  
22
3,110.00 °C  
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
589.00 MPa  
26
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
590.00 MPa  
29
461.00 MPa  
37

Speed of Sound
3,300.00 m/s  
34
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Y  
Cm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19  
20
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22  
39
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.65  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.22  
38
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78  
16
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
19
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,430.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,970.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
11,190.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
12,450.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
14,110.00 kJ/mol  
19
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37

10th Energy Level
18,400.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
19,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
36,090.00 kJ/mol  
25
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

13th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40

15th Energy Level
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

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

23rd Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

24th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

27th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
3.10 eV  
99+
4.50 eV  
19

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
39  
99+
96  
22

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
39  
99+
96  
22

Number of Neutrons
50  
99+
151  
11

Number of Electrons
39  
99+
96  
22

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm  
18
169.00 pm  
28

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
88.91 amu  
99+
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
18.28 cm3/mol  
38

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Strontium
  
Americium
  

Next Element
Zirconium
  
Berkelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
48.00 (-eV)  
31
44.50 (-eV)  
39

Lattice Constant
364.74 pm  
34
336.25 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
39
1.67  
11

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
160.00 MPa  
22
350.00 MPa  
12

Viscosity
0.00  
18
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
34
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
4.27 (Pa)  
10
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.60 GPa  
37
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
41.20 GPa  
35
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
63.50 GPa  
34
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
26
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.47  
99+
13.51  
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Antiferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
596.00 nΩ·m  
8
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
29.60 kJ/mol  
36
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.53 J/mol·K  
35
27.50 J/mol·K  
21

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

Critical Temperature
1,799.00 K  
31
1,340.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
393.00 kJ/mol  
25
331.60 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.15 kJ/mol  
16
15.00 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
418.00 kJ/mol  
23
-  

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

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