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Tin Samarium Comparison


Tin
Samarium Tin comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Sm  

Group Number
14  
4
3  
15

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440315  
99+
7440199  
99+

Space Group Name
I41/amd  
R_ 3m  

Space Group Number
141.00  
10
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Slightly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22

In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.  
17
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
231.90 °C  
99+
1,072.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C  
99+
1,900.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
441.00 MPa  
32

Vickers Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
412.00 MPa  
40

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
99+
2,130.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.80  
22

Reflectivity
51.00 %  
30
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  
-  

β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)  
-  

γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sn  
Sm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
9
1.17  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
19
1.17  
33

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
5
1.07  
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
5
1.17  
40

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
14
1.17  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04  
99+
2.83  
14

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,070.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30
2,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27
54,450.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
54,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,445.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
39
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
33
624.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
27
624.00 kJ/mol  
37

23rd Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
26
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
28
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
32
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
544.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
544.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
22
2.70 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
50  
99+
62  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  
[Xe] 4f6 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Samarium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50  
99+
62  
99+

Number of Neutrons
69  
99+
88  
40

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
62  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
40
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
198.00 pm  
13

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
29
229.00 pm  
25

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
150.36 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  
Europium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
44.80 (-eV)  
38

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
362.10 pm  
37

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.68  
99+
1.62  
15

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
15
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
18
0.94 (Pa)  
9

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.00 (Pa)  
29

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
19.50 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
21
37.80 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
49.70 GPa  
40

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.27  
19

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
7.52  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
115.00 nΩ·m  
28
0.94 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol  
9
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.20 J/(kg K)  
32

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
26
29.54 J/mol·K  
9

Thermal Conductivity
66.80 W/m·K  
25
13.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
505.00 K  
99+
1,345.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21
12.70 µm/(m·K)  
39

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
8.62 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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