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Samarium

62 Sm

Samarium

Lanthanide period 6 f-block discovered: 1879

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
62
Atomic mass
150.4 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f6
Electronegativity
1.17 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
229 pm
Ionization energy
5.644 eV
Oxidation states
+3, +2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1347 K (1 073,85 °C)
Boiling point
2067 K (1 793,85 °C)
Density
7.52 g/cm³