CHAPTERONCE upon a time, there 96:was a littleTHEboy called PROPHECYGlenn ‘The atomic number OF of CuriumCURIUM is 96 and its T. Seaborg. He was not successful and failed all his relative atomic mass is 247. Its symbol is Cm. exams and tests. He thought he was useless and would The melting point and boiling point of Cm are make no contribution to the world when he grew up. One 1340°C and 3110°C respectively. ’s day, as he was standing outside the school, he saw a electronic arrangement is 2,8,18,32,25,9,2. This metal is a silvery white solid and has a density of prophet. Out of curiosity, Glenn Seaborg got closer to 3 him. 13.52g/cm . Curium is named after Pierre and ‘Who are you?‘ asked Glenn Seaborg. The prophet Marie .’ ‘Curium has a few important applications. It is answered, ‘I’m a prophet who is gifted with a power to used to analyse materials taken from mines, predict the future.’ Since April is the month of your used to provide power to electrical equipment used birthday, I decided to tell you my prediction of your on space missions, used as a power source for future as a birthday gift to encourage you.’ Glenn Seaborg felt surprised for the prophet’s supernatural power. medical practices and used primarily for basic scientific research.’ The prophet said. He listened to the prophet’s words carefully. Glenn Seaborg felt proud of Curium which he Prophet would discover in the future. He felt curious whether people would recognise his work. Before the prophet left, he told Seaborg that he would win a in at the age of 39.

Glenn T. Seaborg

‘Well, Seaborg, you are not as worthless as you think. In fact, you are going to discover a new element called From that day onwards, Glenn Seaborg studied Curium at the age of 32. This element is a metal. It will very hard and became more confident in make a difference to the world.’ said the prophet. ‘Oh himself. At last, the prophecy came true, Glenn really?’ asked Seaborg. ‘Please tell me more about it. Seaborg discovered Curium in 1944. What are its uses? What are its properties?’ The End