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96Cm247

Curium

ActinidesBlock fPeriod 7solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²
Atomic mass :247 u
3D Bohr-model representation of the Curium atom (symbol Cm, atomic number Z=96). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 32, 25, 9, 2 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full[Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²
Short[Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²
Valence electrons10
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N32
O25
P9
Q2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.28
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical176 pm
Calculated
Covalent169 pm
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+397 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁581 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

+3+4+5+6
Bold states = most common.
Period 7Block fFamily Actinides
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology