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Rhodium vs Samarium

Rhodium
Samarium
Samarium vs Rhodium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Rh  
Sm  
Group Number
9  
9
3  
15
Period Number
5  
6  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  
CAS Number
7440166  
99+
7440199  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
R_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Discovery
In 1804  
In 1879  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
20
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
37
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
29
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, 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, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
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.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,966.00 °C  
12
1,072.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C  
17
1,900.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  
Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
5.50  
7
Brinell Hardness
980.00 MPa  
10
441.00 MPa  
32
Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa  
15
412.00 MPa  
40
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
2,130.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.80  
22
Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
65.00 %  
18
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Rh  
Sm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16  
23
30  
9
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.17  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
1.17  
33
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45  
17
1.07  
33
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.17  
40
Allen Electronegativity
1.56  
27
1.17  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.83  
14
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,070.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27
2,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23
54,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
54,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
39
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
36
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
30
624.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
24
624.00 kJ/mol  
37
23rd Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
22
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
28
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.87 g/amp-hr  
38
Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
2.70 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
45  
99+
62  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  
[Xe] 4f6 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
45  
99+
62  
99+
Number of Neutrons
58  
99+
88  
40
Number of Electrons
45  
99+
62  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16
Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
198.00 pm  
13
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
229.00 pm  
25
Atomic Weight
102.91 amu  
99+
150.36 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
19.95 cm3/mol  
31
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Ruthenium
  
Promethium
  
Next Element
Palladium
  
Europium
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
44.80 (-eV)  
38
Lattice Constant
380.34 pm  
30
362.10 pm  
37
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.73  
7
1.62  
15
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.41 g/cm3  
30
7.52 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm3  
35
7.16 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
951.00 MPa  
5
50.00 MPa  
38
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.94 (Pa)  
9
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.02 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
29
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
150.00 GPa  
6
19.50 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
275.00 GPa  
5
37.80 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
380.00 GPa  
5
49.70 GPa  
40
Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.27  
19
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
12.41  
32
7.52  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
9
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+
0.94 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
109.70 kJ/mol  
8
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22
0.20 J/(kg K)  
32
Molar Heat Capacity
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+
29.54 J/mol·K  
9
Thermal Conductivity
150.00 W/m·K  
9
13.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,237.00 K  
13
1,345.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
12.70 µm/(m·K)  
39
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
495.40 kJ/mol  
16
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
21.76 kJ/mol  
10
8.62 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
556.50 kJ/mol  
16
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+
69.60 J/mol.K  
15
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