Samarium · Sm Samarium
is used for samarium cobalt permanent magnets and nuclear related materials.
- atomic number / Atomic number
- 62
- atomic weight / Atomic mass
- 150.4 u
- Family/Group
- Lanthanum series (independent line)
- Period · Block / Period · Block
- 6 · f
- Category / Category
- Lanthanide series · Lanthanide
- State / State
- solid state
- Electron configuration
- [Xe]6s2 4f6
- Oxidation states / Oxidation states
- +3, +2
- Electronegativity / Electronegativity
- 1.17（Pauling）
- Density / Density
- 7.52 g/cm³
- Melting point / Melting point
- 1347 K
- Boiling point / Boiling point
- 2067 K
- Atomic radius / Atomic radius
- 229 pm（van der Waals）
- First ionization energy
- 5.644 eV
- Discovery year / Discovery
- 1879
attribute description and data source
properties taken from PubChem periodic table snapshot (2026-10-04). Atomic weights may be reference values or representative isotope masses and cannot be considered exact constants for all samples; density, phase transition points, and phase states depend on temperature, pressure, and allotropes. The solidification of helium requires pressure. Some properties of radioactive and superheavy elements are predicted values, and missing items are marked as not included. Please check the original source and experimental conditions for precise calculations.