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Die chemiese element curium (Cm), met ’n atoommassa van ongeveer 247 u, het geen stabiele isotope nie en word dus as ’n radioaktiewe element geklassifiseer. Die 20 isotope is onstabiel en het ’n relatief kort halfleeftyd (die meeste minder as ’n dag).
In die natuur kom geen curium voor nie; alle isotope is sinteties in ’n laboratorium berei. Die eerste sintetiese isotoop was 242Cm, in 1944.
Die kortslewende isotoop van curium is 234Cm, met ’n halfleeftyd van ongeveer 51 sekondes. Die langslewende een is 247Cm, met ’n halfleeftyd van 15,6 miljoen jaar.
| Nuklied | Z (p) | N (n) | Isotopiese massa (u) | Halfleeftyd | Radioaktiewe verval | VP | Kernspin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opwekkingsenergie | |||||||
| 232Cm | 96 | 136 | ± 1 min. | 0+ | |||
| 233Cm | 96 | 137 | 233,05077(8) | 1 min. | β+ | 233Am | 3/2+ |
| α | 229Pu | ||||||
| 234Cm | 96 | 138 | 234,05016(2) | 51(12) s | β+ | 234Am | 0+ |
| α | 230Pu | ||||||
| 235Cm | 96 | 139 | 235,05143(22) | 5 min. | β+ | 235Am | 5/2+ |
| α | 231Pu | ||||||
| 236Cm | 96 | 140 | 236,05141(22) | 10 min. | β+ | 236Am | 0+ |
| α | 232Pu | ||||||
| 237Cm | 96 | 141 | 237,05290(22) | 20 min. | β+ | 237Am | 5/2+ |
| α | 233Pu | ||||||
| 238Cm | 96 | 142 | 238,05303(4) | 2,4(1) uur | EV (90%) | 238Am | 0+ |
| α (10%) | 234Pu | ||||||
| 239Cm | 96 | 143 | 239,05496(11) | ± 2,9 uur | β+ (99,9%) | 239Am | (7/2-) |
| α (0,1%) | 235Pu | ||||||
| 240Cm | 96 | 144 | 240,0555295(25) | 27(1) dae | α (99,5%) | 236Pu | 0+ |
| EV (0,5%) | 240Am | ||||||
| SS (3,9 × 10−6%) | |||||||
| 241Cm | 96 | 145 | 241,0576530(23) | 32,8(2) dae | EV (99%) | 241Am | 1/2+ |
| α (1%) | 237Pu | ||||||
| 242Cm | 96 | 146 | 242,0588358(20) | 162,8(2) dae | α | 238Pu | 0+ |
| SS (6,33 × 10−6%) | |||||||
| TV (10−14%) | 208Pb, 34Si | ||||||
| β+β+ (selde) | 242Pu | ||||||
| 243Cm | 96 | 147 | 243,0613891(22) | 29,1(1) jaar | α (99,71%) | 239Pu | 5/2+ |
| EV (0,29%) | 243Am | ||||||
| SS (5,3 × 10−9%) | |||||||
| 243mCm | 87,4(1) keV | 1,08(3) µs | 1/2+ | ||||
| 244Cm | 96 | 148 | 244,0627526(20) | 18,10(2) jaar | α | 240Pu | 0+ |
| SS (1,34 × 10−4%) | |||||||
| 244mCm | 1040,188(12) keV | 34(2) ms | IV | 244Cm | 6+ | ||
| 245Cm | 96 | 149 | 245,0654912(22) | 8510 jaar | α | 241Pu | 7/2+ |
| SS (6,1 × 10−7%) | |||||||
| 245mCm | 355,90(10) keV | 290(20) ns | 1/2+ | ||||
| 246Cm | 96 | 150 | 246,0672237(22) | 4760 jaar | α (99,97%) | 242Pu | 0+ |
| SS (0,0261%) | |||||||
| 247Cm | 96 | 151 | 247,070354(5) | 1,56(5) × 107 jaar | α | 243Pu | 9/2- |
| 248Cm | 96 | 152 | 248,072349(5) | 3,48(6) × 105 jaar | α (91,74%) | 244Pu | 0+ |
| SS (8,26%) | |||||||
| β−β− (selde) | 248Cf | ||||||
| 249Cm | 96 | 153 | 249,075953(5) | 64,15(3) min. | β− | 249Bk | 1/2+ |
| 249mCm | 48,758(17) keV | 23 µs | (7/2+) | ||||
| 250Cm | 96 | 154 | 250,078357(12) | 8 300 jaar | SS (80%) | 0+ | |
| α (11%) | 246Pu | ||||||
| β− (9%) | 250Bk | ||||||
| 251Cm | 96 | 155 | 251,082285(24) | 16,8(2) min. | β− | 251Bk | (1/2+) |
| 252Cm | 96 | 156 | 252,08487(32) | < 1 dag | β− | 252Bk | 0+ |
| 1H | 2He | 3Li | 4Be | 5B | 6C | 7N | 8O | 9F | 10Ne | 11Na | 12Mg | 13Al | 14Si | 15P | 16S | 17Cl | 18Ar | 19K | |
| 20Ca | 21Sc | 22Ti | 23V | 24Cr | 25Mn | 26Fe | 27Co | 28Ni | 29Cu | 30Zn | 31Ga | 32Ge | 33As | 34Se | 35Br | 36Kr | 37Rb | 38Sr | 39Y |
| 40Zr | 41Nb | 42Mo | 43Tc | 44Ru | 45Rh | 46Pd | 47Ag | 48Cd | 49In | 50Sn | 51Sb | 52Te | 53I | 54Xe | 55Cs | 56Ba | 57La | 58Ce | 59Pr |
| 60Nd | 61Pm | 62Sm | 63Eu | 64Gd | 65Tb | 66Dy | 67Ho | 68Er | 69Tm | 70Yb | 71Lu | 72Hf | 73Ta | 74W | 75Re | 76Os | 77Ir | 78Pt | 79Au |
| 80Hg | 81Tl | 82Pb | 83Bi | 84Po | 85At | 86Rn | 87Fr | 88Ra | 89Ac | 90Th | 91Pa | 92U | 93Np | 94Pu | 95Am | 96Cm | 97Bk | 98Cf | 99Es |
| 100Fm | 101Md | 102No | 103Lr | 104Rf | 105Db | 106Sg | 107Bh | 108Hs | 109Mt | 110Ds | 111Rg | 112Cn | 113Nh | 114Fl | 115Mc | 116Lv | 117Ts | 118Og |