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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fm
Sm
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74407247440199
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
R_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA166.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1952
In 1879
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA5 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.7.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.4.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.5.3 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
4.5.10 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
6 Uses
6.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • 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.
6.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
6.2.1 Medical Uses
NA
NA
6.2.2 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
6.3 Biological Properties
6.3.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Slightly Toxic
6.3.2 Present in Human Body
6.3.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
7.1.1 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
8 Physical
8.1 Melting Point
1,527.00 °C1,072.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
9.2 Boiling Point
NA1,900.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
9.6 Appearance
9.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
9.6.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
9.6.3 Luster
Not Defined
Lustrous
9.8 Hardness
9.8.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
10.3.2 Brinell Hardness
NA441.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
10.4.9 Vickers Hardness
NA412.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
10.7 Speed of Sound
NA2,130.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
11.5 Optical Properties
11.5.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
11.5.5 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
12.3 Allotropes
12.3.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13 Chemical
13.1 Chemical Formula
Fm
Sm
13.2 Isotopes
13.2.1 Known Isotopes
1830
Tennessine
0 38
13.3 Electronegativity
13.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.17
Francium
0.7 2.54
13.6.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
14.1.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.07
Cesium
0.86 1.82
14.3.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
14.3.3 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
14.6 Electropositivity
14.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.83
Gold
1.46 3.3
14.8 Ionization Energies
14.8.1 1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol544.50 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
15.2.2 2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol1,070.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
15.2.4 3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol2,260.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
15.5.1 4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol3,990.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
15.6.3 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
15.6.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
15.6.9 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
15.7.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
15.7.3 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
15.8.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
15.12.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
15.12.2 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
1.3.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
1.3.4 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
1.6.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
2.4.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
2.6.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
2.7.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
3.4.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
3.6.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
3.7.3 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
3.9.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
4.1.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
4.2.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
4.2.5 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
4.2.9 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
4.3.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.1.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.3.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.4.4 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr1.87 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
7.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.70 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.2 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
10062
Lithium
3 117
9.6 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
9.7 Crystal Structure
Not Known
Rhombohedral (RHO)
9.7.1 Crystal Lattice
9.8 Atom
9.8.1 Number of Protons
10062
Lithium
3 117
10.1.4 Number of Neutrons
15788
Lithium
4 184
11.4.3 Number of Electrons
10062
Lithium
3 117
11.7 Radius of an Atom
11.7.1 Atomic Radius
NA180.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
12.2.2 Covalent Radius
NA198.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
13.1.1 Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm229.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
13.7 Atomic Weight
257.00 amu150.36 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
13.10 Atomic Volume
NA19.95 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
14.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
14.3.1 Previous Element
14.3.2 Next Element
14.4 Valence Electron Potential
NA44.80 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
14.7 Lattice Constant
NA362.10 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
14.10 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
14.11 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
15 Mechanical
15.1 Density
15.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
NA7.52 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
15.3.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA7.16 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
15.5 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
15.7 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
15.8 Vapor Pressure
15.8.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.94 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
16.1.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
16.2 Elasticity properties
16.2.1 Shear Modulus
NA19.50 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
16.2.5 Bulk Modulus
NA37.80 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
16.3.5 Young's Modulus
NA49.70 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
16.4 Poisson Ratio
NA0.27
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
17.2 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
18 Magnetic
18.1 Magnetic Characteristics
18.1.2 Specific Gravity
NA7.52
Lithium
0.53 4500
18.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
18.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
18.3.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
18.5 Electrical Properties
18.5.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
18.5.2 Resistivity
NA0.94 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
18.6.1 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
18.7.3 Electron Affinity
NA50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
19 Thermal
19.1 Specific Heat
NA0.20 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
19.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA29.54 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
19.4 Thermal Conductivity
NA13.30 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
19.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
19.6 Thermal Expansion
NA12.70 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
19.7 Enthalpy
19.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA166.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
20.5.4 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA8.62 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
20.6.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA209.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
20.8 Standard Molar Entropy
NA69.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1