Curium

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.

Properties

• Phase: Solid
• Density: 13.51 g/cm³
• Melting Point: 1613 K
• Boiling Point: 3383 K

Uses