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.
A common compound of curium is curium oxide (Cm2O3), which is formed when curium reacts with oxygen. Another compound is curium fluoride (CmF3), formed when curium reacts with fluorine. These compounds are used in research and nuclear applications.
Curium is silver. See related links below.
The density of curium is 13,51 g/cm3. But in some books the value is 12 g/cm3.
Curium is a metal. It belongs to actinides.
Curium-242 has 122 neutrons and Curium-244 has 124 neutrons. This neutron difference causes them to have different decay pathways and half-lives, with Curium-242 having a shorter half-life than Curium-244.
Possible uses of some curium isotopes in thermoelectric generators - in the future; now this type of device has some disadvantages.
A common compound of curium is curium oxide (Cm2O3), which is formed when curium reacts with oxygen. Another compound is curium fluoride (CmF3), formed when curium reacts with fluorine. These compounds are used in research and nuclear applications.
Valences of curium are: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.
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. In the past some other uses were proposed.
Possible uses for thermoelectric generators (Cm 242 and Cm 244); now these isotopes has some disadvantages.
Curium has only limited applications:- alpha source for spectrometers installed on spacecrafts for the analysis of planets, comets etc. surface- precursor for the preparation of Pu-238 or transcurium elements
Curium is very scarce and expensive; today curium has only limited applications: - isotopes 242Cm and 244Cm are used as alpha particles sources for alpha-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.
Curium is silver. See related links below.
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. In the past some other uses were proposed.
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. In the past some other uses were proposed.
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. In the past some other uses were proposed.
Curium, the chemical element is only curium !