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    Sm

    Samarium

    Lanthanide

    Atomic Number: 62 • Atomic Mass: 150.3600 u • Period: 6 • Group: 101

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f⁶
    Phase: Solid
    Electronegativity: 1.17
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    History

    Samarium has been known since ancient times

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    Discovered spectroscopically

    Isolated from samarskite