Curium (Cm), element 96 – Learn Acer periodic table

Curium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with symbol Cm and atomic number 96. This element of the actinide series was named after Marie and Pierre Curie – both were known for their research on radioactivity. Curium was first intentionally produced and identified in July 1944 by the group of Glenn T. Seaborg at the University of California, Berkeley.

Symbol Cm. Atomic mass 247.0 u. Group 3, period 7. Electron configuration [Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2. Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 25, 9, 2. State at room temperature: Solid. Melting point 1339.8 °C, boiling point 3109.8 °C. Discovered by Glenn T. Seaborg.

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Curium (Cm), element 96 – Learn Acer periodic table

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