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Californium vs Samarium

Californium
Samarium
Samarium vs Californium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cf   
Sm   
Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
6   
Block
f block   
f block   
Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   
CAS Number
7440713   
20
7440199   
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
R_ 3m   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
166.00   
6
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Discovery
In 1950   
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
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
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
900.00 °C   
99+
1,072.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C   
99+
1,900.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silver   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Lustrous   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
Not Available   
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
Cf   
Sm   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
20   
19
30   
9
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.17   
40
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.07   
32
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.83   
14
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol   
99+
544.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,070.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr   
15
1.87 g/amp-hr   
34
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.70 eV   
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
98   
20
62   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2   
[Xe] 4f6 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
98   
20
62   
99+
Number of Neutrons
153   
9
88   
39
Number of Electrons
98   
20
62   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
186.00 pm   
9
180.00 pm   
14
Covalent Radius
Not Available   
198.00 pm   
13
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
229.00 pm   
20
Atomic Weight
251.00 amu   
17
150.36 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
19.95 cm3/mol   
19
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Berkelium
  
Promethium
  
Next Element
Einsteinium
  
Europium
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)   
38
44.80 (-eV)   
37
Lattice Constant
338.00 pm   
99+
362.10 pm   
33
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3   
21
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
Malleable, Sectile   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
15.10   
13
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
Not Available   
0.20 J/(kg K)   
31
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
29.54 J/mol·K   
7
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
209.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
69.60 J/mol.K   
15
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