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Incorrect answer: americium-241, the usual isotope in smoke detectors is more radioactive.

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What is the difference between Curium 242 and Curium 244?

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.


How can you get curium?

The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.


Where do you get the element curium from?

The first time curium was obtained by the reaction:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is obtained from burned nuclear fuels.


How was curium formed?

The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.


What are the activities for the element curium as a gas or solid?

The specific activity of the isotope curium-242 is 3 400 Ci/g.


When curium-242 is bombarded with an alpha particle two products are formed one of which is a neutron what is the other product?

The other product formed when curium-242 is bombarded with an alpha particle is uranium-238.


How did Glenn T discover curium?

The nuclear reaction used to prepare curium was:Pu-239 + He-4---------------Cm-242 + n


What elements were used to make Curium?

The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.


When curium-242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and what are formed?

The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n


When curium-242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and are formed?

The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n


When curium -242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and are formed?

The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n


What can curium be used for or in?

Possible uses for thermoelectric generators (Cm 242 and Cm 244); now these isotopes has some disadvantages.