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Samarium vs Iron


Iron vs Samarium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sm  
Fe  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440199  
99+
7439896  
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
-  

Discovery
In 1879  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.10 %  
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
37
22.00 %  
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
29
6.30 %  
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.01 %  
6

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Slightly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
380.00 p.p.m.  
5

Physical

Melting Point
1,072.00 °C  
99+
1,535.00 °C  
25

Boiling Point
1,900.00 °C  
99+
2,750.00 °C  
39

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
441.00 MPa  
32
200.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
412.00 MPa  
40
608.00 MPa  
27

Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/s  
99+
5,120.00 m/s  
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
22
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  

β Allotropes
-  
beta Iron  

γ Allotropes
-  
gamma Iron  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sm  
Fe  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.17  
99+
1.83  
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.17  
33
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07  
33
1.64  
9

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.17  
40
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.17  
99+
1.80  
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.83  
14
2.17  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
17

2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37

3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25

5th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25

6th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20

7th Energy level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15

8th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14

9th Energy Level
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5

10th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8

11th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

12th Energy Level
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31

13th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9

14th Energy Level
5,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11

15th Energy Level
54,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

18th Energy Level
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2

19th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3

20th Energy Level
624.00 kJ/mol  
99+
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

21st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5

22nd Energy Level
624.00 kJ/mol  
37
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

23rd Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4

24th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

25th Energy Level
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

26th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
15

27th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
14

28th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

29th Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

30th Energy Level
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
4.70 eV  
15

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
62  
99+
26  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
62  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Neutrons
88  
40
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
62  
99+
26  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
150.36 amu  
99+
55.85 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Manganese
  

Next Element
Europium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)  
38
67.00 (-eV)  
20

Lattice Constant
362.10 pm  
37
286.65 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
15
1.35  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
11,000.00 MPa  
1

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.94 (Pa)  
9
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
36.80 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.50 GPa  
99+
82.00 GPa  
11

Bulk Modulus
37.80 GPa  
99+
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
49.70 GPa  
40
211.00 GPa  
9

Poisson Ratio
0.27  
19
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.52  
99+
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.01 H/m  
1

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
200,000.00  
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.94 nΩ·m  
99+
96.10 nΩ·m  
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
15.70 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
32
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·K  
99+
80.40 W/m·K  
22

Critical Temperature
1,345.00 K  
99+
1,811.00 K  
29

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+
351.00 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/mol  
99+
14.90 kJ/mol  
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+
414.20 kJ/mol  
24

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

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