Name : Promethium
Symbol : Pm
Atomic Number : 61
Atomic Weight : -144.9127
Specific Heat : 0.18 J/gK
Melting Point : 1042°C
Vaporization : -
Boiling Point : 3000 °C (estimated)
Electronegativity : 1.13
Density@293 K : 6.475 g/cm³
Discovered : J.A. Marinsky, L.E. Glendenin, C.D. Coryell, United States, 1945
Description : Rare earth metal of synthetic origin on the earth, naturally made in stars.
Uses : It has been used as a source of radioactivity for thickness-measuring gages.