Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1944
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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