96Cm[247]
Curium
ActinidesHeavy, radioactive metals. Most of them are made only in laboratories.
[Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²
- Atomic number
- 96
- Atomic mass
- [247]
- Protons
- 96
- Neutrons
- 151
- Electrons
- 96
- Shells
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 25, 9, 2
- State at 25 °C
- Solid
- Position
- Period 7, f-block
Proton (+)Neutron (0)Electron (−)
Discovered byGlenn Seaborg, Ralph James and Albert Ghiorso, 1944Albert Ghiorso: 12 elementsGlenn T. Seaborg: 10 elements
Named after Marie and Pierre Curie.
Did you know?
- Mars rovers used curium-244 to identify the elements in Martian rocks.
- It glows purple in the dark.
Where it's found
- Made in nuclear reactors
What it's used for
- Instruments on Mars rovers that analyse rocks
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