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Samarium Iridium Comparison


Iridium Samarium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sm  
Ir  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440199  
99+
7439885  
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
40
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Slightly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,072.00 °C  
99+
2,410.00 °C  
7

Boiling Point
1,900.00 °C  
99+
4,527.00 °C  
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
441.00 MPa  
32
1,670.00 MPa  
5

Vickers Hardness
412.00 MPa  
40
1,760.00 MPa  
8

Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/s  
99+
4,825.00 m/s  
17

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
22
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
78.00 %  
8

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sm  
Ir  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.17  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.17  
33
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07  
33
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.17  
40
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.17  
99+
1.68  
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.83  
14
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8

6th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25

7th Energy level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

8th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

9th Energy Level
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

10th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23

11th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

12th Energy Level
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40

13th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

14th Energy Level
5,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14

15th Energy Level
54,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
54,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
26

18th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

19th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
24

20th Energy Level
624.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
14

21st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
37

22nd Energy Level
624.00 kJ/mol  
37
880.00 kJ/mol  
12

23rd Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7

24th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

25th Energy Level
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

26th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

27th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
5

28th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

30th Energy Level
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.87 g/amp-hr  
38
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
4.55 eV  
18

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
62  
99+
77  
39

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
62  
99+
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
88  
40
110  
28

Number of Electrons
62  
99+
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
150.36 amu  
99+
192.22 amu  
34

Atomic Volume
19.95 cm3/mol  
31
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Osmium
  

Next Element
Europium
  
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)  
38
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
362.10 pm  
37
383.90 pm  
29

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
15
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.52 g/cm3  
99+
22.56 g/cm3  
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.16 g/cm3  
99+
19.00 g/cm3  
13

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
2,000.00 MPa  
2

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
21

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.94 (Pa)  
9
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
0.00 (Pa)  
26

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.50 GPa  
99+
210.00 GPa  
2

Bulk Modulus
37.80 GPa  
99+
320.00 GPa  
3

Young's Modulus
49.70 GPa  
40
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.27  
19
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.52  
99+
21.78  
12

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.94 nΩ·m  
99+
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
151.00 kJ/mol  
4

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
32
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
29.54 J/mol·K  
9
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·K  
99+
147.00 W/m·K  
10

Critical Temperature
1,345.00 K  
99+
2,719.00 K  
8

Thermal Expansion
12.70 µm/(m·K)  
39
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/mol  
99+
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

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