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Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered this element in 1879 in Paris when he isolated samarium. Samarium is silvery-white in appearance and is found mainly in ores or minerals.

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Where was Samarium discovered?

Switzerland


Where discovered samarium?

Switzerland


Where can the element samarium be found?

It was discovered in 1879 in France.


Who discovered the word Samarium?

Samarium was named after it's ore, samarskite by Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Which in turn was named after Vasili Evgrafovich Samarsky–Bykhovets who was a Russian mining engineer.


Is samarium a metal or a metalloid?

Samarium is a metal.


How does samarium help kill cancer cells?

Samarium doesn't kill cancer cells. A radioactive isotope of samarium (samarium-153) is used in a chemotherapy agent, but it's the radiation, not the samarium, that kills the cancer cells.


What is the cost of samarium per gram?

Samarium 99 % cost is 0,025 $/g; see the link:http://www.metal-pages.com/metalprices/samarium/.


Is samarium a good conductor?

Samarium is a good conductor for heat and electricity.


What is Samarium's name in Latin?

It is also called Samarium in Latin, hoped this helped!


What is samarium's normal phase?

The lanthanide metal samarium is normally a solid when encountered.


What is the number of electron shells in samarium?

Samarium has six electron shells.


What is the chemical symbol for samarium?

The noble gas notation for samarium is [Xe] 6s2 4f6.