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Sodium vs Samarium

Sodium
Samarium
Samarium vs Sodium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Na  
Sm  
Group Number
1  
17
Not Available  
Period Number
3  
6  
Block
s block  
f block  
Element Family
Alkali  
Lanthanide  
CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440199  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
R_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
1
166.00  
6
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Discovery
In 1807  
In 1879  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %  
6
5 * 10-7 %  
19
Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %  
6
~0.0000001 %  
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
0.00 %  
37
Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.00 %  
29
Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
3
Not Available  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
  • 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.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Slightly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
Not Available  
Physical Properties
Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
1,072.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
1,900.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  
Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.50  
22
Not Available  
Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
441.00 MPa  
27
Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
412.00 MPa  
24
Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
24
2,130.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
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
Na  
Sm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
17  
22
30  
9
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.17  
40
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
30
Not Available  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
35
1.07  
32
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
21
Not Available  
Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
Not Available  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.83  
14
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,070.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
2,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
37
5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  
6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  
7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  
8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  
9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  
10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  
11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.87 g/amp-hr  
34
Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
40
2.70 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
11  
99+
62  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Xe] 4f6 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
11  
99+
62  
99+
Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
88  
39
Number of Electrons
11  
99+
62  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
9
180.00 pm  
14
Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
27
198.00 pm  
13
Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
21
229.00 pm  
20
Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
150.36 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
10
19.95 cm3/mol  
19
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Promethium
  
Next Element
Magnesium
  
Europium
  
Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
44.80 (-eV)  
37
Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
19
362.10 pm  
33
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
7.52 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3  
99+
7.16 g/cm3  
32
Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  
Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
0.94 (Pa)  
9
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
19.50 GPa  
34
Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
37.80 GPa  
35
Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
49.70 GPa  
37
Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.27  
19
Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
NA  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
7.52  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
0.94 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol  
19
50.00 kJ/mol  
21
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31
Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K  
10
29.54 J/mol·K  
7
Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K  
11
13.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
2
Not Available  
Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
12.70 µm/(m·K)  
30
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
8.62 kJ/mol  
40
Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K  
28
69.60 J/mol.K  
15
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