Name |
Samarium |
Symbol |
Sm |
Atomic Number |
62 |
Atomic Mass |
150.4 |
Number of Protons |
62 |
Number of Electrons |
62 |
Number of Neutrons |
88 |
Melting Point |
1071 degrees Celsius |
Boiling Point |
1794 degrees Celsius |
Normal Phase |
Solid |
Family |
Rare Earth Metals |
Period |
6 |
Group |
N/A |
Origin of Name |
From a mineral called samarskite |
Date and Place of Discovery |
Paris, France in 1879 |
Interesting Facts |
It has got 5 stable isotopes It's used in headphones and in optical lasers The pure element was produced only in 1901 It costs $7500 per Kilogramm It was the first element to be named honor of a person, because it got it name from a mineral but the mineral got it's name from a Russian mining engineer, V.E. Samarsky-Bukjovets |
Common Uses |
Headphones Optical lasers Nuclear Reactors Carbon lights Permanent magnets |