Curium vs Aluminium
Periodic Table
Symbol
Cm
Al
Group Number
Not Available
13
5
Period Number
7
3
Block
f block
p block
Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
CAS Number
7440519
36
7429905
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
Space Group Number
Not Available
225.00
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1944
In 1825
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
5 * 10-3 %
5
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
~0.006 %
5
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
0.91 %
5
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
8.10 %
1
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
0.00 %
6
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
0.00 %
10
Uses
Uses & Benefits
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
- Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
37
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
9
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
36
27.00 p.p.m.
11
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,340.00 °C
34
660.37 °C
99+
Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C
30
2,467.00 °C
99+
Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
Luster
Metallic
Metallic
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
2.75
13
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
160.00 MPa
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
160.00 MPa
35
Speed of Sound
Not Available
5,000.00 m/s
10
Optical Properties
Reflectivity
Not Available
71.00 %
10
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
Cm
Al
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
15
24
11
27
Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30
32
1.61
22
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
1.71
13
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20
27
1.47
14
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
1.83
8
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
1.61
20
Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70
22
2.39
32
Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol
99+
577.50 kJ/mol
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol
19
3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol
38
4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol
99+
11,577.00 kJ/mol
3
5th Energy Level
Not Available
14,842.00 kJ/mol
2
6th Energy Level
Not Available
18,379.00 kJ/mol
2
7th Energy level
Not Available
23,326.00 kJ/mol
2
8th Energy Level
Not Available
27,465.00 kJ/mol
2
9th Energy Level
Not Available
31,853.00 kJ/mol
2
10th Energy Level
Not Available
38,473.00 kJ/mol
4
11th Energy Level
Not Available
42,647.00 kJ/mol
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr
16
0.34 g/amp-hr
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available
4.28 eV
19
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
96
22
13
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
Atom
Number of Protons
96
22
13
99+
Number of Neutrons
151
10
14
99+
Number of Electrons
96
22
13
99+
Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
174.00 pm
20
143.00 pm
37
Covalent Radius
169.00 pm
26
121.00 pm
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm
28
184.00 pm
34
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu
18
26.98 amu
99+
Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol
26
10.00 cm3/mol
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)
38
80.70 (-eV)
17
Lattice Constant
Not Available
404.95 pm
22
Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Mechanical Properties
Density
Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3
25
2.70 g/cm3
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3
10
2.38 g/cm3
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
40.00 MPa
19
Viscosity
Not Available
Not Available
Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
0.00 (Pa)
18
Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
Not Available
26.00 GPa
29
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
76.00 GPa
18
Young's Modulus
Not Available
70.00 GPa
28
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
0.35
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
13.51
17
2.72
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
Not Available
0.00 H/m
4
Susceptibility
Not Available
0.00
3
Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m
99+
28.20 nΩ·m
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
0.38 106/cm Ω
4
Electron Affinity
Not Available
42.50 kJ/mol
26
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available
0.90 J/(kg K)
5
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
24.20 J/mol·K
99+
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
237.00 W/m·K
4
Critical Temperature
Not Available
Not Available
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
23.10 µm/(m·K)
17
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
293.70 kJ/mol
31
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol
21
10.67 kJ/mol
35
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
322.20 kJ/mol
31
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
28.30 J/mol.K
99+
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