Samarium was discovered in 1879 by French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. It is a bright, fairly hard silvery white metal that has various technological uses, including in headphones, iPods, guitars, and as an absorber in nuclear reactors. Some key facts about samarium are that its symbol is Sm, atomic weight is 150.4, atomic number is 62, and atomic mass is 150.36.

2. Samarium

3. Samarium
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4. Samarium
By Alexis dozier

6. History

7. History
• Discovered by Lecoq de
Boisbaudran
• Born April 18,1838 died May
28,1912
• Began searching new
elements in 1859
• French chemist

8. History
• Discovered by Lecoq de
Boisbaudran
• Born April 18,1838 died May
28,1912
• Began searching new
elements in 1859
• French chemist

9. • Discovered by Lecoq de
Boisbaudran
• Born April 18,1838 died May
28,1912
• Began searching new
elements in 1859
• French chemist

10. • Discovered by Lecoq de
Boisbaudran
• Born April 18,1838 died May
28,1912
• Began searching new
elements in 1859
• French chemist

13. Uses

14. Uses

15. Uses
• Headphones
• iPods
• Guitars
• Used in absorber in nuclear
reactors
• Small motors

16. • Headphones
• iPods
• Guitars
• Used in absorber in nuclear
reactors
• Small motors

17. • Headphones
• iPods
• Guitars
• Used in absorber in nuclear
reactors
• Small motors

20. • Symbol:Sm
• Atomic weight:150.4
• Atomic number:62
• Atomic mass:150.36
• Atomic volume:19.95cm/mil

23. Characteristics

24. Characteristics
• Bright
• Fairly hard
• Silvery white metal

25. Characteristics
• Bright
• Fairly hard
• Silvery white metal

26. • Bright
• Fairly hard
• Silvery white metal

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35. By:Alexis