Facts about the Classification of the Element Curium
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.

Brief Facts about the Discovery and History of the Element Curium
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 of the element Curium
Man-made

Common Uses of Curium
Pacemakers
Remote navigational buoys
Space missions

The Properties of the Element Curium
Name of Element : Curium
Symbol of Element: Cm
Atomic Number: 96
Atomic Mass: (247.0) amu
Melting Point: 1340.0 °C - 1613.15 °K
Boiling Point: Unknown
Number of Protons/Electrons: 96
Number of Neutrons: 151
Crystal Structure: Unknown
Density @ 293 K: 13.511 g/cm3
Color: Unknown