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{{Element | name=Samarium | symbol=Sm | anumber=62 | amass=150.36 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Hexagonal| color=Silvery white; oxidises in moist air | date=1879 | discname=Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran | origname=From the mineral samarskite. | uses=Used in carbon-arc lighting, permanent magnets, lasers, alloys, headphones and as an absorber in nuclear reactors. | obtained=The chief ore it is found in is [[monazite]]. }} | {{Element | name=Samarium | symbol=Sm | anumber=62 | amass=150.36 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Hexagonal| color=Silvery white; oxidises in moist air | date=1879 | discname=Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran | origname=From the mineral samarskite. | uses=Used in carbon-arc lighting, permanent magnets, lasers, alloys, headphones and as an absorber in nuclear reactors. | obtained=The chief ore it is found in is [[monazite]]. }} | ||
| − | + | '''Samarium''' is a silvery [[metal]] in the [[Lanthanum|lanthanoid group]]. It is one of the [[rare earth elements]].<ref>https://www.webelements.com/samarium/</ref> | |
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| + | It is named after the mineral samarskite which, in turn, was named after Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, the Chief of Staff (Colonel) of the Russian Corps of Mining Engineers from 1845–1861, thus making samarium the first chemical element to be named after a living person. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Elements]] | [[Category:Elements]] | ||
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| + | {{Periodic table}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:52, December 8, 2018
Samarium is a silvery metal in the lanthanoid group. It is one of the rare earth elements.[1]
| Samarium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Sm |
| Atomic number | 62 |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Atomic mass | 150.36 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1879 |
| Name of discoverer | Paul Ãmile Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
| Name origin | From the mineral samarskite. |
| Uses | Used in carbon-arc lighting, permanent magnets, lasers, alloys, headphones and as an absorber in nuclear reactors. |
| Obtained from | The chief ore it is found in is monazite. |
It is named after the mineral samarskite which, in turn, was named after Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, the Chief of Staff (Colonel) of the Russian Corps of Mining Engineers from 1845â1861, thus making samarium the first chemical element to be named after a living person.