Symbol
Al
  
Sm
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
3
  
6
  
Block
p block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Post-Transition
  
Lanthanide
  
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
  
R_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
  
Discovery
In 1825
  
In 1879
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
  
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
- 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
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic
  
Slightly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
  
9
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
22
In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.
  
11
Not Available
  
Melting Point
1,072.00 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C
  
99+
1,900.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery Gray
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Lustrous
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
  
99+
Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s
  
10
2,130.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Al
  
Sm
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol
  
19
1,070.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol
  
38
2,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol
  
3
3,990.00 kJ/mol
  
37
5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol
  
4
Not Available
  
11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol
  
5
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.87 g/amp-hr
  
34
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
  
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Rhombohedral (RHO)
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Weight
150.36 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
19.95 cm3/mol
  
19
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)
  
17
44.80 (-eV)
  
37
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
  
99+
7.52 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω
  
4
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol
  
26
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)
  
5
0.20 J/(kg K)
  
31
Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K
  
99+
29.54 J/mol·K
  
7
Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K
  
4
13.30 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)
  
17
12.70 µm/(m·K)
  
30
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol
  
31
166.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol
  
35
8.62 kJ/mol
  
40
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol
  
31
209.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
69.60 J/mol.K
  
15