It forms, oxides and halides.
Its most stable oxidation state is '+3', but does form oxid'n states of '+4', '+3', & '+6'.
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Curium is a radioactive element that does not have well-documented reactivity due to its scarcity and radioactivity. It is primarily used for scientific research purposes and does not have any significant commercial applications. However, it is known to exhibit similarities in its chemical properties to other actinide elements.
Being a reactive metal curium can react with the majority of other chemical elements.
Curium itself is not flammable as it is a radioactive metal. However, if curium were to react with certain elements or compounds in a chemical reaction, it could potentially ignite and form flammable products.
Curium is a metal. It belongs to actinides.
A common compound of curium is curium oxide (Cm2O3), which is formed when curium reacts with oxygen. Another compound is curium fluoride (CmF3), formed when curium reacts with fluorine. These compounds are used in research and nuclear applications.
Curium-242 has 122 neutrons and Curium-244 has 124 neutrons. This neutron difference causes them to have different decay pathways and half-lives, with Curium-242 having a shorter half-life than Curium-244.
Curium is a radioactive element and is not commonly encountered in everyday life. As a result, there is no specific information available on the smell of curium.