Element Family
Lanthanide
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
R_ 3m
P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
- Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
- Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Discovery
In 1879
In 1886
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
- Dysprosium metal is highly reactive due to which it pure form is not as usual as its alloy.
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Thi metals alloy is used in magnate as it is resistance to high temperature.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Toxicity
Slightly Toxic
Mildly Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Sectile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor