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Tin vs Samarium


Tin
Samarium vs Tin


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Sm  

Group Number
14  
4
Not Available  

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  
7
166.00  
6

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
Unknown  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %  
20
5 * 10-7 %  
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %  
19
~0.0000001 %  
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 %  
13
Not Available  

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  
NA  

Other Uses
NA  
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.  
16
Not Available  

Physical Properties

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
NA  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
441.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
412.00 MPa  
24

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
32
2,130.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Sn  
Sm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
8
1.17  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
15
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
4
1.07  
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
3
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
11
Not Available  

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  
37

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.87 g/amp-hr  
34

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
16
2.70 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic Properties

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  
39

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
62  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
38
180.00 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
198.00 pm  
13

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
23
229.00 pm  
20

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
150.36 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol  
32
19.95 cm3/mol  
19

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  
Europium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
44.80 (-eV)  
37

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
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
7.37 g/cm3  
99+
7.52 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3  
34
7.16 g/cm3  
32

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
17
0.94 (Pa)  
9

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
36
19.50 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
20
37.80 GPa  
35

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
36
49.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.27  
19

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
7.52  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
23
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol  
8
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
20
29.54 J/mol·K  
7

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
20
12.70 µm/(m·K)  
30

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
32
166.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
8.62 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
35
209.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K  
29
69.60 J/mol.K  
15

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