Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
Interesting Facts
- Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
- Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1879
In 1955
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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 Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
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Toxicity
Slightly Toxic
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Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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