Curium is a radioactive metal in the periodic table. The element is symbolised with Cm and its atomic number is 96. Let us focus on the industries where Cm is used:
- Research industry
- Power generation industry
- Battery industry
- Spacecraft and space missions
- In electricity production houses
- Chemical industries
Research industry
- Curium is used broadly in the chemical research due to its radioactive nature
- Curium can bring forth in-depth knowledge about the internal components of any element difficult to study
Power generation industry
- Curium isotopes (curium 242 and curium- 244) is used in power generation industries such as in manufacturing thermo-electric and thermo-converters
- Curium metal is highly applicable in the formation of thermal energy
Battery industry
- Curium is used as supplementary when batteries cannot be replaces from devices such as Robots and satellites or remote planets
- Curium isotopes are also used in producing energies in batteries, therefore, in battery industry the metal is used in a broad range
Spacecraft and space missions
- Curium is used as a fuel in the Radioisotope Thermal Generators (RTGs) on board satellites and deep space probes
- Curium is used in spacecraft applications and space missions
- Curium is sued in the remote navigational buoys
In electricity production houses
- Curium is well-known for producing heat energies which can be converted easily in electrical energy and used in electrical devices
- Curium provides high electrical power to the devices used in power generation applications
Chemical industries
- Curium is used in a large scale in the chemical industries as radioisotope
- Curium is used in detecting internal particles in elements with its high luminescent power
- Curium generates intensely fluorescent complexes with different kinds of organic compounds
Conclusion
The radioactive nature of Curium is the key factor which is giving a unique notion of broad range of use of the metal. This metal is highly capable of generating huge amount of heat energy which makes is usable in the power-generation industry. However, the radioactive element is well-known in the space craft activities and is used as fuel in satellites as well.
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