×

Aluminium
Aluminium

Scandium
Scandium



ADD
Compare
X
Aluminium
X
Scandium

Aluminium vs Scandium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Al
Sc
1.2 Group Number
133
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
34
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
p block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74299057440202
Palladium
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.9 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
2.2 Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
Lars Fredrik Nilson
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1825
In 1879
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %3 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.3.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.3.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.4.1 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.3.2 In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
660.37 °C1,539.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C2,832.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery White
5.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.75NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.5.1 Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa750.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.5.2 Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
5.6 Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
5.7 Optical Properties
5.7.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.7.2 Reflectivity
71.00 %NA
Molybdenum
58 97
5.8 Allotropes
5.8.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Al
Sc
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
1113
Tennessine
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.611.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.711.02
Cesium
0.22 2.56
6.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.471.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
6.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83NA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
6.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.611.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.4 Electropositivity
6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.392.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.5 Ionization Energies
6.5.1 1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol633.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol2,388.60 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
6.5.4 4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol7,090.60 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
6.5.5 5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol8,843.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
6.5.6 6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol10,679.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.5.7 7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol13,310.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.5.8 8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol15,250.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.5.9 9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol17,370.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.5.10 10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol21,726.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
6.5.11 11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol24,102.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
6.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA66,320.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
6.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA73,010.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
6.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA80,160.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
6.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA89,490.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
6.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA97,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
6.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA105,600.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
6.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA117,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
6.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA124,270.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
6.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
6.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
6.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
6.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
6.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
6.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
6.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
6.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
6.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
6.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
6.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
6.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr0.56 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
6.7 Electron Work Function
4.28 eV3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
6.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
7 Atomic
7.1 Atomic Number
1321
Lithium
3 117
7.2 Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
7.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
7.3.1 Crystal Lattice
7.4 Atom
7.4.1 Number of Protons
1321
Lithium
3 117
7.4.2 Number of Neutrons
1424
Lithium
4 184
7.4.3 Number of Electrons
1321
Lithium
3 117
7.5 Radius of an Atom
7.5.1 Atomic Radius
143.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
7.5.2 Covalent Radius
121.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
7.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm211.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
7.6 Atomic Weight
26.98 amu44.96 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
7.7 Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol15.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
7.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
7.8.1 Previous Element
7.8.2 Next Element
7.9 Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)58.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
7.10 Lattice Constant
404.95 pm330.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
7.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
7.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
8 Mechanical
8.1 Density
8.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm32.99 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
8.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm32.80 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
8.2 Tensile Strength
40.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
8.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
8.4 Vapor Pressure
8.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
8.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA91.30 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
8.5 Elasticity properties
8.5.1 Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa29.10 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
8.5.2 Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa56.60 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
8.5.3 Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa74.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
8.6 Poisson Ratio
0.350.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
8.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
9 Magnetic
9.1 Magnetic Characteristics
9.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.722.99
Lithium
0.53 4500
9.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
9.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/mNA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
9.1.4 Susceptibility
0.00NA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
9.2 Electrical Properties
9.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
9.2.2 Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m562.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
9.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
9.2.4 Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol18.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
10 Thermal
10.1 Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)0.60 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
10.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K25.52 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
10.3 Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K15.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
10.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
10.5 Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)10.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
10.6 Enthalpy
10.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol314.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
10.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol14.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
10.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol343.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
10.7 Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K34.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1