Curium (Cm)
- Atomic Number: 96
- Atomic Weight: 247
- Melting Point: 1340
- Boiling Point: not known
- Specific Gravity: 13.51
- Valences: 3,4
Curium was identified in 1944 by Seaborg, James, and Ghiorso in Chicago.
Curium is a radioactive element that has not been found in nature.
Curium has potential as a power source.
Human exposure to curium can result in red blood cell deformation.
It is named after Pierre and Marie Curie, who discovered Polonium and Radium.
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