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Bohrium Scandium Comparison


Scandium Bohrium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bh  
Sc  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
276.00  
1
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
In 1981  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
-  
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

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
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
-  
1,539.00 °C  
24

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,832.00 °C  
36

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
1,200.00 MPa  
13

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.50  
36
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bh  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3

15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

17th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
31
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

19th Energy Level
820.80 kJ/mol  
28
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8

20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
633.00 kJ/mol  
35

23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
633.00 kJ/mol  
39

26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
633.10 kJ/mol  
38

27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
107  
11
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
107  
11
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
155  
9
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
107  
11
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
44.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  
Titanium
  

Valence Electron Potential
27.20 (-eV)  
99+
58.00 (-eV)  
25

Lattice Constant
-  
330.90 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.10 g/cm3  
3
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
2.80 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
91.30 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
562.00 nΩ·m  
10

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
-  
18.10 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8

Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
37.00 W/m·K  
36
15.80 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28

Thermal Expansion
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
14.10 kJ/mol  
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
343.00 kJ/mol  
38

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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