A portrait of samarium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements.
| Sm | Samarium |
Atomic number : 62
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 150.36 |
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Group 3 lanthanide Density / kg m-3 : 7520 [293 K] |
Melting point / K : 1350 Boiling point / K : 2064 |
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Discovered in 1879 by P.É. Lecoq de Boisbaudran at Paris, France. |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 5.2 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 7.9 Residence time / years : 200 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 4.0 × 10-7 Atlantic deep : 6.4 × 10-7 Pacific surface : 4.0 × 10-7 Pacific deep : 10 × 10-7 |
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Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : 0.008 Organs: n.a., but very low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : c. 0.05 mg |
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A portrait of samarium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |