96
Cm
247
Curium
Element 96 · 247 u · f-block
actinide
Named after Marie and Pierre Curie. So radioactive it glows red-hot. Used as power source in space missions.
Phase (STP)
Solid
Melting Point
1340 °C
Boiling Point
3110 °C
Density
13.51 g/cm³
Electronegativity
1.28
Atomic Radius
—
Ionization Energy
581 kJ/mol
Electron Affinity
—
Discovered
1944 · Glenn T. Seaborg
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Electron Orbitals
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