| Cm | Z = 96 | ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ |
Curium | |
| Named after French "Marie and Pierre Curie" | ||||
| (AM) Atomic Mass | 247 amu | ♦ |  Oxidation States |
+3 |
| (BP) Boiling Point |
n/a | ♦ | (MP) Melting Point |
1340 °C |
| (ρ) Density |
n/a | ♦ | Crystal Structure |
Hexagonal |
| ( χ ) Electronegativity |
n/a | ♦ | (AR) Atomic Radius |
n/a |
| Physical State |
Solid | ♦ | (C) Heat Capacity | n/a |
| Electronic-Config | [Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2 | ♦ | (I1) First Ionization E |
580.84 kJ/mol |
| (ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization |
n/a | ♦ | (ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion |
n/a |
| Year of Discovery |
1944 | ♦ | Location of Discovery |
Argon Nat. Lab |
| (E°) Standard Potential | Cm3+⇔ Cm (-2.040 V) | |||
| Stable isotopes | None. All isotopes are man-made and radioactive | |||
| Discovered/Synthesized by | Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso | |||
| Natural Source | Not found in nature, man-made, synthetic | |||
| Common Uses | Scientific instruments, mineral analyzers | |||
| Other Info | Highly radioactive and it glows red in the dark | |||
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