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Americium vs Scandium

Americium
Scandium
Scandium vs Americium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Am  
Sc  
Group Number
10  
8
3  
15
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440359  
99+
7440202  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Discovery
In 1944  
In 1879  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
16
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
16
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
18
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
32
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
  • 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.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
Physical
Melting Point
994.00 °C  
99+
1,539.00 °C  
24
Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C  
99+
2,832.00 °C  
36
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  
Luster
-  
Lustrous  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
5.50  
7
Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
750.00 MPa  
13
Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
1,200.00 MPa  
13
Speed of Sound
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
6,100.00 m/s  
5
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
21
Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
93.00 %  
3
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Am  
Sc  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16  
23
13  
26
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
30
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.02  
40
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.19  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.64  
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
5th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
6th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
7th Energy level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
8th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
10th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
11th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
12th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
13th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
14th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
16th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
17th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
18th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
19th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
23rd Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
26th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
27th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
28th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
3.50 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
95  
23
21  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
95  
23
21  
99+
Number of Neutrons
148  
13
24  
99+
Number of Electrons
95  
23
21  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
173.00 pm  
23
162.00 pm  
28
Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
170.00 pm  
27
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
211.00 pm  
32
Atomic Weight
243.00 amu  
20
44.96 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Plutonium
  
Calcium
  
Next Element
Curium
  
Titanium
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)  
99+
58.00 (-eV)  
25
Lattice Constant
346.81 pm  
99+
330.90 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.59  
24
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3  
32
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.67 g/cm3  
26
2.80 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
150.00 MPa  
25
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
13
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
91.30 (Pa)  
3
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
29.10 GPa  
28
Bulk Modulus
44.00 GPa  
32
56.60 GPa  
22
Young's Modulus
58.00 GPa  
36
74.40 GPa  
28
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.28  
18
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.67  
26
2.99  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
8
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,449.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28
Thermal Expansion
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
Standard Molar Entropy
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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