Symbol
Sm
  
Cn
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
7
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
R_ 3m
  
Not Available
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Synthetically Produced
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
  
Discovery
In 1879
  
In 1996
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
  
26
~-9999 %
  
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
  
Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Slightly Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
22
Not Available
  
Melting Point
1,072.00 °C
  
99+
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
1,900.00 °C
  
99+
Not Available
  
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Unknown
  
Luster
Lustrous
  
Unknown Luster
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/s
  
99+
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Sm
  
Cn
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,154.90 kJ/mol
  
2
2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,170.00 kJ/mol
  
9
3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4,245.40 kJ/mol
  
9
4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol
  
37
5,499.70 kJ/mol
  
14
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.87 g/amp-hr
  
34
Not Available
  
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2
  
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Number of Neutrons
Not Available
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
150.36 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
19.95 cm3/mol
  
19
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)
  
37
Not Available
  
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
NA
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.52 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Unknown
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Unknown
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Unknown
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 10
6/cm Ω
  
99+
Not Available
  
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)
  
31
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
29.54 J/mol·K
  
7
Not Available
  
Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·K
  
99+
Not Available
  
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
12.70 µm/(m·K)
  
30
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/mol
  
40
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Standard Molar Entropy
69.60 J/mol.K
  
15
Not Available