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Lutetium vs Samarium


Samarium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Sm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440199   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
R_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
166.00   
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
40

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • 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   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Slightly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
1,072.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
1,900.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
441.00 MPa   
27

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
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
Lu   
Sm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
30   
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.17   
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.07   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
2.83   
14

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,070.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
1.87 g/amp-hr   
34

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
2.70 eV   
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
62   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Xe] 4f6 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
62   
99+

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
88   
39

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
62   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
180.00 pm   
14

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
198.00 pm   
13

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
229.00 pm   
20

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
150.36 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
19.95 cm3/mol   
19

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Promethium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Europium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
44.80 (-eV)   
37

Lattice Constant
350.31 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
1.59   
10
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3   
38
7.52 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
7.16 g/cm3   
32

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
33
0.94 (Pa)   
9

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
19.50 GPa   
34

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
37.80 GPa   
35

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
49.70 GPa   
37

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.27   
19

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
7.52   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m   
9
0.94 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.20 J/(kg K)   
31

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
29.54 J/mol·K   
7

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
12.70 µm/(m·K)   
30

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
166.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol   
13
8.62 kJ/mol   
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
209.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
69.60 J/mol.K   
15

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