Name :  Samarium
Symbol :  Sm
Atomic Number :  62
Atomic Weight :  150.36
Specific Heat :  0.20 J/gK
Melting Point :  1074°C
Vaporization :  166.40 kJ/mol
Boiling Point :  1794°C
Electronegativity :  1.17
Density@293 K :  7.54 g/cm³
Discovered :  Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, France, 1879
Description :  Silvery rare earth metal.
Uses :  It is used in the electronics and ceramics industries. It is easily magnetized and very difficult to demagnetize. This suggests important future applications in solid-state and superconductor technologies.