Symbol
Bk
Sm
Group Number
143
0
17
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Period Number
76
2
7
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Block
f block
f block
Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
CAS Number
74404067440199
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
P63/mmc
R_ 3m
Space Group Number
194.00166.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Discovery
In 1949
In 1879
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
-0.00 %
0
1.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
- 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, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
-
-
Other Uses
-
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Biological Properties
Toxicity
-
Slightly Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
👆🏻
Melting Point
986.00 °C1,072.00 °C
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C1,900.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
6.005.50
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa441.00 MPa
0.14
3490
👆🏻
Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa412.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
2,560.00 m/s2,130.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.301.80
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
61.00 %65.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Bk
Sm
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
1430
0
38
👆🏻
Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.17
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.301.17
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.07
0.86
1.9
👆🏻
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.301.17
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
2.701.17
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.83
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol1,070.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol2,260.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol3,990.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,400.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,440.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol5,440.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,450.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol54,450.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol54,400.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol5,445.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol624.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol624.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol544.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr1.87 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.90 eV2.70 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Atomic Number
9762
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
9762
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
15088
4
285
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Number of Electrons
9762
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
170.00 pm180.00 pm
0
348
👆🏻
Covalent Radius
170.00 pm198.00 pm
0
260
👆🏻
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm229.00 pm
0
348
👆🏻
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu150.36 amu
6.94
294
👆🏻
Atomic Volume
13.39 cm3/mol19.95 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)44.80 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
341.60 pm362.10 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.571.62
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm37.52 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm37.16 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa50.00 MPa
0.1
11000
👆🏻
Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.94 (Pa)
0
121
👆🏻
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa19.50 GPa
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa37.80 GPa
0
462
👆🏻
Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa49.70 GPa
0
528
👆🏻
Poisson Ratio
0.350.27
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
14.007.52
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m0.94 nΩ·m
0.1
961
👆🏻
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
👆🏻
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)0.20 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
👆🏻
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K29.54 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
👆🏻
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K13.30 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K1,345.00 K
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)12.70 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
👆🏻
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
380.00 kJ/mol166.40 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
13.25 kJ/mol8.62 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Atomization
601.00 kJ/mol209.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
👆🏻
Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K69.60 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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