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Curium has 20 isotopes and 7 isomers.
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How many protons curium has?
All the isotopes of curium have 96 protons.
What was the target isotope with making curium?
Curium isotopes are prepared by nuclear reactions from 239Pu.
To find the halflife period of curium?
For the half lives of all curium isotopes see the link below.
What element does californium make when it emits an alpha particle?
Curium isotopes
How is curium created?
- in laboratory: 239Pu + 4He → 242Cm + 1n - curium isotopes are also obtained in nuclear power reactors
What do you use curium for?
Possible uses of some curium isotopes in thermoelectric generators - in the future; now this type of device has some disadvantages.
What is the atomic mass number of the curium?
The atomic number if curium (Cm) is 96 and its approximate atomic mass is (247). The () denotes that the exact mass is not confirmed, as curium is radioactive and unstable. So it is not easy to calculate the exact mass of all its isotopes.
Where is curium commonly found?
Curium is very scarce and expensive; today curium has only limited applications: - isotopes 242Cm and 244Cm are used as alpha particles sources for α-spectrometers mounted on spacecraft engines to analyze planetary or cosmic samples. - precursor in the preparation of 238Pu and of isotopes of Sg, Hs, Cf, etc. Curium is a byproduct of "burned" nuclear fuels.
How much neutrons in curium?
The number of neutrons is different for each isotope and curium has 20 isotopes and 7 isomers.Number of neutrons = Mass number of an isotope - 96
How it curium found?
- in laboratory, following the nuclear reaction: 239Pu + 4He → 242Cm + 1n - curium isotopes are also obtained in nuclear power reactors
What are some common uses of curium?
Curium is very scarce and expensive; today curium has only limited applications: - isotopes 242Cm and 244Cm are used as alpha particles sources for ?-spectrometers mounted on spacecraft engines to analyze planetary or cosmic samples. - precursor in the preparation of 238Pu and of isotopes of Sg, Hs, Cf, etc. In the past some other uses were proposed.
How many naturally occurring isotopes are in curium?
Practically none, though it seems plausible that trace amounts of Cm-247 exist in uranium ore.
