curium
chemical element with symbol Cm and atomic number 96
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
curium is a chemical element[1]. curium draws 3,225 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #88 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Glenn T. Seaborg[3]
- Instance of: synthetic element[4]
- Named after: Marie Curie[5], Pierre Curie[6]
- Canonical SMILES: [Cm][7]
- Element symbol: Cm[8]
- Chemical formula: Cm[9]
- Subclass of: actinide[10], heavy metal[11], f-block[12]
- Part of: period 7[13], actinide[14]
- Commons category: Curium[15]
- Unicode character: 鋦[16]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[17]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1944[18]
- IPA transcription: ˈkjʊəriəm[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Curium[20]
- Commons gallery: Curium[21]
- Atomic number: 96[22]
- Electronegativity: 1.28[23]
- Oxidation state: 3[24], 4[25], 5[26], 6[27]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[29]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox curium[30]
- Has characteristic: paramagnetism[31]
- Different from: Kiur[32]
- Density: 13510.0 kilogram per cubic metre[33]
- Mass: 247.07 dalton[34]
- Thermal conductivity: 10.0 watt per metre kelvin[35]
Why It Matters
curium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] curium is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]