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CURIUM
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Atomic Symbol |
Cm |
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Atomic Weight |
(247.0703) |
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Atomic Number |
96 |
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Electron Configuration |
2-8-18-32-25-9-2 |
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Oxidation States |
+3
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State of Matter |
Synthetic heavy metal-ductile |
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Boiling Point |
Unknown |
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Melting Point |
approx. 1340 °C |
HISTORY,
BACKGROUND & USES:
Discovered in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, and
Albert Ghiorso. Curium is a radioactive element that has a silvery color. Isotopes
242 and 244 are suited for use in space because they can be used
as compact, long-lived sources of electricity from the conversion
of heat from radioactive decay by thermoelectric and thermoionic
devices.
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