Samarium

Latin nameSamarium
English nameSamarium
chemical symbolSm
atomic number62
relative atomic mass150,36
period6
groupIII.B
classificationlanthanides
discovery year1879
discovererLecoq de Boisbaudran
melting point [°C]1074
boiling point [°C]1794
density [g cm-3]7,536
density at melting point [g cm-3]7,16
electronegativity [Pauling]1,17
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[Xe]4f6 6s2
atomic radius [pm]238
covalent radius [pm]162
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,2
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]8,63
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]13
el. conductivity [S m-1]1,1.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,6437
2. ionizing potential [eV]11,069
3. ionizing potential [eV]23,423
Mohs hardness≈ 3
Vickers hardness [MPa]412
Brinell hardness [MPa]441
shear modulus [GPa]20
Young's modulus [GPa]50
state at normal conditionssolid

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