| Origin of Name |
After
Marie Sklodowska Curie |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
In 1944 at the University of California in Berkeley |
| Discovered by |
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph James, L. Morgan and
Albert Ghiorso |
| Common Compounds |
- Curium bromide (CmBr3)
- Curium chloride (CmCl3)
- Curium dioxide (CmO2)
- Curium iodide (CmI3)
- Curium tetrafluoride (CmF4)
- Curium trioxide (Cm2O3)
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| Interesting facts |
- It is created by bombarding plutonium with
alpha particles.
- It does not occur in nature.
- It has been studied greatly as a possible fuel for radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
- It is chemically similar to gadolinium.
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| Common Uses |
There are few commercial applications for curium outside the laboratory. |
