Samarium

Properties of samarium atoms

The electron affinity of samarium is 50  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of samarium.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with samarium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f⁶.6s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.24.8.2
• Term symbol:   ⁷F₀

A schematic representation of the shell structure of samarium - not what the atom of samarium "looks like".

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