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Samarium Aluminium Comparison


Aluminium Samarium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sm   
Al   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440199   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
29
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Slightly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
Not Available   
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,072.00 °C   
99+
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,900.00 °C   
99+
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Lustrous   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
441.00 MPa   
27
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
412.00 MPa   
24
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/s   
99+
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

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
Sm   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.17   
40
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07   
32
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.83   
14
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.87 g/amp-hr   
34
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV   
99+
4.28 eV   
19

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
62   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
62   
99+
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
88   
39
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
62   
99+
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm   
13
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
150.36 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.95 cm3/mol   
19
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Promethium
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Europium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)   
37
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
362.10 pm   
33
404.95 pm   
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.52 g/cm3   
99+
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.16 g/cm3   
32
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.94 (Pa)   
9
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.50 GPa   
34
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
37.80 GPa   
35
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
49.70 GPa   
37
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
0.27   
19
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.52   
99+
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.94 nΩ·m   
99+
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)   
31
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
29.54 J/mol·K   
7
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·K   
99+
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
12.70 µm/(m·K)   
30
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/mol   
99+
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/mol   
40
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/mol   
99+
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
69.60 J/mol.K   
15
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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