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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ac
Sc
1.2 Group Number
NA3
Gadolinium
0 17
1.5 Period Number
74
Lithium
2 7
2.2 Block
f block
d block
2.3 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
2.4 CAS Number
74403487440202
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.5 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
2.6 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
Not Available
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
3.2 Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Lars Fredrik Nilson
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1902
In 1879
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA3 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.7.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.7.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.7.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.8.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  • Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
  • Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,227.00 °C1,539.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C2,832.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.2 Appearance
6.2.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.2.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
6.2.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
6.3 Hardness
6.3.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.3.4 Brinell Hardness
NA750.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
6.3.6 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
6.5 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
6.6 Optical Properties
6.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
6.6.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.2 Allotropes
7.2.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.2.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.2.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Ac
Sc
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
2913
Tennessine
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.101.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.4.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.02
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.5.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.001.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.6.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.7.1 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.8 Electropositivity
8.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.902.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.10 Ionization Energies
8.10.1 1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol633.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.10.3 2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.10.4 3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol2,388.60 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.10.6 4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol7,090.60 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.11.1 5th Energy Level
NA8,843.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.11.2 6th Energy Level
NA10,679.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.11.3 7th Energy level
NA13,310.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.11.4 8th Energy Level
NA15,250.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.11.5 9th Energy Level
NA17,370.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.11.6 10th Energy Level
NA21,726.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
8.11.7 11th Energy Level
NA24,102.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.11.8 12th Energy Level
NA66,320.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.11.9 13th Energy Level
NA73,010.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.11.10 14th Energy Level
NA80,160.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.11.11 15th Energy Level
NA89,490.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
8.11.12 16th Energy Level
NA97,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
8.11.13 17th Energy Level
NA105,600.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.11.14 18th Energy Level
NA117,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
8.11.15 19th Energy Level
NA124,270.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
8.11.16 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.11.17 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.11.18 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.11.19 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.11.20 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.11.21 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.11.22 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.11.23 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.11.24 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.11.25 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.11.26 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.12 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr0.56 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.13 Electron Work Function
NA3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.14 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
8921
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
8921
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
13824
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
8921
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
195.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA211.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
227.00 amu44.96 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol15.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)58.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
567.00 pm330.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm32.99 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA2.80 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA91.30 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA29.10 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA56.60 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA74.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
10.072.99
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
NA562.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA18.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.60 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K25.52 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K15.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA10.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA314.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA14.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol343.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K34.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1