curium

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:application material science
nuclear physics
radiochemistry
gptkbp:category actinide
gptkbp:chemical_formula not applicable
gptkbp:color silvery
gptkbp:cooling_system 11.5 W/(m· K)
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:dissolved low
high
gptkbp:electrical_resistivity 0.0010 Ω·m
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.3 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:environmental_concerns radioactive waste
gptkbp:health_hazard toxic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label curium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Cm-244
gptkb:Cm-245
gptkb:true
96
Cm-246
gptkbp:lifespan 18.1 years (Cm-244)
4730 years (Cm-246)
8500 years (Cm-245)
gptkbp:material used in nuclear applications
gptkbp:melting_point 2880 K
1340 K
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Pierre_Curie
gptkb:Marie_Curie
gptkbp:occurs_in synthetic
gptkbp:oxidation_states +3, +4, +6
gptkbp:phase_at_room_temperature gptkb:solid
gptkbp:population_density 13.51 g/cm³
gptkbp:power_source 12.1 e V
20.0 e V
6.7 e V
gptkbp:safety required when handling
gptkbp:storage shielded containers
gptkbp:structure face-centered cubic
gptkbp:symbol Cm
gptkbp:synthesis_methods nuclear reactions
neutron capture
chemical extraction
gptkbp:uses gptkb:research
nuclear reactors
gptkbp:uses_in_radioisotope_thermoelectric_generators gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_in_smoke_detectors gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_in_space_missions gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_response_to similar to plutonium
similar to americium
gptkbp:waste_management regulated as hazardous waste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mendeleev's_Periodic_Table
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5