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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sm
Fm
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.6 Period Number
67
Lithium
2 7
2.8 Block
f block
f block
2.9 Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
2.10 CAS Number
74401997440724
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
3.4 Space Group Name
R_ 3m
Not Available
3.5 Space Group Number
166.00NA
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 Interesting Facts
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
4.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1952
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
5.0.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
6.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
6.4.8 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
7.2.6 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
7.2.10 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
10 Uses
10.1 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 Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
10.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
10.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
10.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
NA
10.2 Biological Properties
10.2.1 Toxicity
Slightly Toxic
Unknown
10.2.2 Present in Human Body
10.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
10.3.1 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
13 Physical
13.1 Melting Point
1,072.00 °C1,527.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
14.5 Boiling Point
1,900.00 °CNA
Flerovium
147 5660
14.7 Appearance
14.7.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
14.7.2 Color
Silvery White
Unknown
14.7.3 Luster
Lustrous
Not Defined
14.8 Hardness
14.8.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
16.4.1 Brinell Hardness
441.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
16.9.3 Vickers Hardness
412.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
17.4 Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
17.7 Optical Properties
17.7.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
17.7.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
18.4 Allotropes
18.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
18.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
18.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
19 Chemical
19.1 Chemical Formula
Sm
Fm
19.2 Isotopes
19.2.1 Known Isotopes
3018
Tennessine
0 38
19.4 Electronegativity
19.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.171.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
20.2.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
21.2.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.071.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
21.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
21.6.2 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
21.7 Electropositivity
21.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.832.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
21.9 Ionization Energies
21.9.1 1st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
21.9.4 2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol1,225.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
21.10.3 3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol2,363.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
21.11.4 4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol3,792.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
21.13.3 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
21.14.4 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
21.14.8 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
21.14.11 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
21.14.15 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
21.14.19 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
21.14.32 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
21.14.36 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
21.14.41 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
21.14.46 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
21.14.51 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
21.14.54 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
21.14.59 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
21.14.65 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
21.14.69 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
21.14.74 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
21.14.80 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
21.14.82 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
21.14.87 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
21.14.92 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
21.14.97 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
21.14.101 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
21.15.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
21.15.5 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
21.15.8 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
21.15.12 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
21.17 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.87 g/amp-hr3.20 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
22.2 Electron Work Function
2.70 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
22.7 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
23 Atomic
23.1 Atomic Number
62100
Lithium
3 117
23.4 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
23.5 Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Not Known
23.5.2 Crystal Lattice
23.6 Atom
23.6.1 Number of Protons
62100
Lithium
3 117
24.5.2 Number of Neutrons
88157
Lithium
4 184
25.2.1 Number of Electrons
62100
Lithium
3 117
25.9 Radius of an Atom
25.9.1 Atomic Radius
180.00 pmNA
Beryllium
112 265
26.1.3 Covalent Radius
198.00 pmNA
Beryllium
96 260
26.2.2 Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm245.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
26.7 Atomic Weight
150.36 amu257.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
26.12 Atomic Volume
19.95 cm3/molNA
Manganese
1.39 71.07
27.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
27.2.1 Previous Element
27.2.2 Next Element
27.3 Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
27.6 Lattice Constant
362.10 pmNA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
27.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
27.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
28 Mechanical
28.1 Density
28.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.52 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.534 40.7
29.4.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.16 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
29.8 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
29.11 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
29.15 Vapor Pressure
29.15.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.94 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
30.1.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
31.4 Elasticity properties
31.4.1 Shear Modulus
19.50 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
32.2.3 Bulk Modulus
37.80 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
32.4.1 Young's Modulus
49.70 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
32.9 Poisson Ratio
0.27NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
32.11 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
33 Magnetic
33.1 Magnetic Characteristics
33.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.52NA
Lithium
0.53 4500
34.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
34.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
34.2.2 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
35.2 Electrical Properties
35.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
35.2.2 Resistivity
0.94 nΩ·mNA
Thallium
0.18 961
35.4.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
36.4.5 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
37 Thermal
37.1 Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
37.2 Molar Heat Capacity
29.54 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
39.2 Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
40.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
40.8 Thermal Expansion
12.70 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
40.12 Enthalpy
40.12.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/molNA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
40.13.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/molNA
Cesium
2.1 35.23
41.1.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
61.5 837
41.4 Standard Molar Entropy
69.60 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1