The first isolation of curium in microgram quantity from neutron irradiated americium i.s described, The americium and curium were separated by the use of an ion exchar~e resin and the curium further purified and isolated as the fluoride and hydroxide.The absorption spectrum of curium(III) was measured arid attempts were made to determine the specific activity of a sample of curium oxide weighing about 40 micrograms.
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Werner et al. (1951) studied this question.