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Actinium vs Samarium


Samarium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Sm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440199   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
R_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
166.00   
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
40

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Magnets of Samarium cobalt alloy are stronger than that of Iron and hence, they are used in microwave application.
  • Samarium metal also used in optical lasers and infrared absorbing glasses and as a neutron absorber.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Slightly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
1,072.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
1,900.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
441.00 MPa   
27

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
412.00 MPa   
24

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,130.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ac   
Sm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
30   
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.17   
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.07   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
2.83   
14

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
544.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,070.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
1.87 g/amp-hr   
34

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.70 eV   
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
62   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f6 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
62   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
88   
39

Number of Electrons
89   
29
62   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
180.00 pm   
14

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
198.00 pm   
13

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
229.00 pm   
20

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
150.36 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
19.95 cm3/mol   
19

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Promethium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Europium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
44.80 (-eV)   
37

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
362.10 pm   
33

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3   
37
7.52 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
7.16 g/cm3   
32

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.94 (Pa)   
9

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
19.50 GPa   
34

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
37.80 GPa   
35

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
49.70 GPa   
37

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.27   
19

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
7.52   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
0.94 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.20 J/(kg K)   
31

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
29.54 J/mol·K   
7

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
13.30 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
12.70 µm/(m·K)   
30

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
166.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
8.62 kJ/mol   
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
209.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
69.60 J/mol.K   
15

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