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Samarium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Samarium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sm   
Pd   

Group Number
Not Available   
10   
8

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440199   
99+
7440053   
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
225.00   
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.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
29
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
40
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Slightly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,072.00 °C   
99+
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
1,900.00 °C   
99+
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
Lustrous   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
441.00 MPa   
27
320.00 MPa   
33

Vickers Hardness
412.00 MPa   
24
121.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
2,130.00 m/s   
99+
3,070.00 m/s   
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1

Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Sm   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.17   
40
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07   
32
1.35   
21

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.59   
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.83   
14
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
544.50 kJ/mol   
99+
520.23 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,070.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
2,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.87 g/amp-hr   
34
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV   
99+
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
62   
99+
46   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f6 6s2   
[Kr] 4d10   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
62   
99+
46   
99+

Number of Neutrons
88   
39
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
62   
99+
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm   
13
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
150.36 amu   
99+
106.42 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.95 cm3/mol   
19
8.90 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Promethium
  
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Europium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.80 (-eV)   
37
33.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
362.10 pm   
33
389.07 pm   
25

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.52 g/cm3   
99+
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.16 g/cm3   
32
10.38 g/cm3   
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.94 (Pa)   
9
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.50 GPa   
34
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
37.80 GPa   
35
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
49.70 GPa   
37
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
0.27   
19
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.52   
99+
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.94 nΩ·m   
99+
105.40 nΩ·m   
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)   
31
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
29.54 J/mol·K   
7
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

Thermal Conductivity
13.30 W/m·K   
99+
71.80 W/m·K   
23

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
12.70 µm/(m·K)   
30
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
166.40 kJ/mol   
99+
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.62 kJ/mol   
40
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
209.00 kJ/mol   
99+
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
69.60 J/mol.K   
15
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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