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It is found in samarskite, bastnäzite, monazite among some other minerals.
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The original mineral form of samarium is samarskite ((Y,Ce,U,Fe)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)5O16).
Although samarskite was first found in the Urals in 1853, by the late 1870s a new deposit had been located in North Carolina, and it was from that source that the samarium-bearing didymium had originated.
The name of the element is derived from the name of the mineral, and this traces back to the name Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, Chief of Staff (Colonel) of the Russian Corps of Mining Engineers in 1845-1861. In this sense samarium was the first chemical element to be named after a living person.
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Is samarium a metal or a metalloid?
Samarium is a metal.
What is samarium's normal phase?
The lanthanide metal samarium is normally a solid when encountered.
How does samarium element smell like?
garlic
Should pure nickel attract a magnet?
Yes, pure nickel is one of the few metals that's ferromagnetic; i.e. it's attracted to a magnet and can itself be magnetized. Iron and cobalt are the only other two common ferromagnetic metals. Gadolinium, neodymium and samarium are the remaining metals.
What group was samarium found in?
The family that samarium belongs to is known as the Lathanide family. This family consists of 15 metals also known as the rare earth metals.
What are the only metals that can be magnets?
Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt. Also some of the rare earth metals, like Samarium
Is Cobalt in stainless steel?
no it is'nt.cobalt is an element that is found in the earth and is mined.
Is cobalt a hard or a soft magnetic material?
Cobalt is ferromagnetic, but considerably less so than iron. Alloys of cobalt such as aluminium, nickel, cobalt and iron, known as Alnico, and of samarium and cobalt (samarium-cobalt magnet) are commonly used to make high quality permanent magnets.
Does electricity flow through the magnet?
Magnets are conductors of electricity. If the magnets are made of a metal alloy, such as samarium cobalt, they become excellent conductors of electricity.
Is samarium a metal or a metalloid?
Samarium is a metal.
What are the 2 common materials that are magnetic?
Iron and nickel are the most common magnetic metals and are the most abundant. Other magnetic metals include cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium.
What are the 2 common material that are magnetic?
Iron and nickel are the most common magnetic metals and are the most abundant. Other magnetic metals include cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium.
What are the 2 common materials are magnetic?
Iron and nickel are the most common magnetic metals and are the most abundant. Other magnetic metals include cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium.
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 metals attract a magnet to them?
Iron and alloys containing iron.Answer:Iron, nickel and cobalt and their alloys are the common metals that attract magnets. Also, the rare metals gadolinium, neodymium and samarium attract magnets.
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.
