UChicago scientists have discovered evidence in a meteorite that a rare element, curium, was present during the formation of the solar system. The finding ends a 35-year-old debate on its possible ...
This week, we meet the element curium, which has the atomic symbol Cm and the atomic number 96. This element was named in honour of Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered the element, radium. The ...
Atomic Number: 96 Atomic Symbol: Cm Atomic Weight: 247 Melting Point: 2,453 F (1,345 C) Boiling Point: 5,612 F (3,100 C) Word origin: Curium is named after chemist and physicist Marie Curie and her ...