Samarium (Sm)
A fascinating lanthanide element.
Samarium is element 62 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 62
- Symbol
- Sm
- Atomic mass
- 150.36 u
- Category
- Lanthanide
- Period
- 6
- Group
- Not assigned
- Block
- f
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f6 6s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.17
- Density
- 7.52 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1072 °C
- Boiling point
- 1794 °C