Latin name | Curium |
English name | Curium |
chemical symbol | Cm |
atomic number | 96 |
relative atomic mass | (247,0703) |
period | 7 |
group | III.B |
classification | actinides |
discovery year | 1944 |
discoverer | Seaborg, James, Ghiorso |
melting point [°C] | 1340 |
boiling point [°C] | 3110 |
density [g cm-3] | 13,51 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,3 |
oxidation states | III, IV |
electron configuration | [Rn]5f7 6d1 7s2 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 6,02 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Curium is an artificial radioactive metallic element. In nature not occur. Practical use is only for scientific research.