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| | 96 Curium |
 | | Using this concept, in 1944 and 1945 we synthesized and chemically identified elements 95 and 96, by analogy with their rare earth homologues, europium (element 63) and gadolinium (element 64). |
 | | The chemical symbol for Curium is Cm, chosen because "m" is the initial of Marie Curie. |
 | | Several Slavic languages, and el, ja, he seem to have the English pronounciation of the name Curium transcribed, since the name Curie, pronounced in French, does not start with "kyoo" but with "kuh" [correct phonetic symbols to be added]. |
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