Metals
- Elements List
- Aluminium, Al
- Antimony, Sb
- Arsenic, As
- Barium, Ba
- Beryllium, Be
- Bismuth, Bi
- Boron, B
- Cadmium, Cd
- Calcium, Ca
- Carbon, C (Graphite)
- Cerium, Ce
- Cesium, Cs
- Chromium, Cr
- Cobalt, Co
- Copper, Cu
- Dysprosium, Dy
- Erbium, Er
- Europium, Eu
- Gadolinium, Gd
- Gallium, Ga
- Germanium, Ge
- Gold, Au
- Hafnium, Hf
- Holmium, Ho
- Indium, In
- Iridium, Ir
- Iron, Fe
- Lanthanum, La
- Lead, Pb
- Lithium, Li
- Lutetium, Lu
- Magnesium, Mg
- Manganese, Mn
- Mercury, Hg
- Molybdenum, Mo
- Neodymium, Nd
- Nickel, Ni
- Niobium, Nb
- Osmium, Os
- Palladium, Pd
- Phosphorus, P
- Platinum, Pt
- Potassium, K
- Praseodymium, Pr
- Rhenium, Re
- Rhodium, Rh
- Rubidium, Rb
- Ruthenium, Ru
- Samarium, Sm
- Scandium, Sc
- Selenium, Se
- Silicon, Si
- Silver, Ag
- Sodium, Na
- Strontium, Sr
- Sulphur, S
- Tantalum, Ta
- Tellurium, Te
- Terbium, Tb
- Thallium, Tl
- Thorium, Th
- Thulium, Tm
- Tin, Sn
- Titanium, Ti
- Tungsten, W
- Vanadium, V
- Ytterbium, Yb
- Yttrium, Y
- Zinc, Zn
- Zirconium, Zr
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Samarium, Sm
Description
Samarium is a chemical element with the symbol Sm and atomic number 62.
Samarium is a rare earth metal, with a bright silver luster, that is reasonably stable in air; it ignites in air at 150 °C. Even with long-term storage under mineral oil, samarium is gradually oxidized, with a grayish-yellow powder of the oxide-hydroxide being formed. Three crystal modifications of the metal also exist, with transformations at 734 and 922 °C.
Available Forms:
| Technical Data | ||||||||
| Symbol | Sm | Density (25 C)/gcm | 7.536 | |||||
| Atomic number | 62 | Melting point /°C | 1072 | |||||
| No. of naturally occurring isotopes | 7 | Boiling point /°C | 1800 | |||||
| Atomic weight | 150.36 (+/-3) | ΔHfus/kJmol-1 | 8.9(+/-0.4) | |||||
| Outer electron configuration | 4f6s2 | ΔHvap/kJmol-1 | 165(+/-17) | |||||
| Metal radius(6-coordinate)/pm | 180.4 | ΔHf(monoatomic gas)/kJmol-1 | 207 | |||||
| Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm III | 95.8 | ΔH(hydration Ln3+)/kJmol-1 | 3515 | |||||
| Ionic radius(7-coordinate)/pm II | 122 | Ionization energy/kJmol-1 I | 542 | |||||
| E° (M3+(aq)\ + e- →M2+(aq))/V | -1 | Ionization energy /kJmol-1 II | 1068 | |||||
| E° (M3+(aq)\ + 3e- →M(s))/V | -2.414 | Ionization energy/kJmol-1 III | 2285 | |||||
| Electrical resistivity (25 °C)/μohm cm | 92 | |||||||
| Evaporation Techniques | ||||||||
| Temperature (oC) @Vap. Pressure | Techniques | Remarks | ||||||
| 10-8 Torr | 10-6 Torr | 10-4 Torr | Electron Beam | Crucible | Coil | Boat | ||
| 373 | 460 | 573 | Good | Al2O3 | - | Tantalum | Go to Evaporation Sources Page | |
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