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Definition of the Curium Element
A radioactive transuranic
metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium
nuclei.
Origin / Meaning of the name Curium
Named the new element after Marie Curie and her husband Pierre
Curie.
Classification of the Curium Element
Curium classified as
an element in the Actinide series as one of the "Rare Earth
Elements" which can located in Group 3 elements of the Periodic
Table and in the 6th and 7th periods. The Rare Earth Elements are
of the Lanthanide and Actinide series. Most of the elements in the
Actinide series are synthetic or man-made.
Facts about the Discovery and History of the Curium
Element
First synthesized at the University of California, Berkeley,
USA by Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso in
1944. Discovery credited to Glenn Seaborg.
Occurrence the Curium Element
Man-made
Associated Uses of Curium
Pacemakers
Remote navigational buoys
Space missions
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