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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cd
Sc
1.2 Group Number
123
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
54
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74404397440202
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.11 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.12 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
3.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Lars Fredrik Nilson
3.4.2 Discovery
In 1817
In 1879
3.5 Abundance
3.5.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %3 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.5.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000006 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.5.5 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.5.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.5.9 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.5.11 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  • 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.
5.1.2 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.4 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.5 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
5.2.5 In Bone
1.80 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
320.90 °C1,539.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
7.3 Boiling Point
765.00 °C2,832.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
7.5 Appearance
7.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
7.5.4 Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray
Silvery White
7.5.5 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
7.7 Hardness
7.7.1 Mohs Hardness
2.00NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
7.7.2 Brinell Hardness
203.00 MPa750.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.7.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
7.8 Speed of Sound
2,310.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
7.10 Optical Properties
7.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.11.2 Reflectivity
67.00 %NA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.12 Allotropes
7.12.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.12.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.12.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Cd
Sc
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
3413
Tennessine
0 38
9.3 Electronegativity
9.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.691.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.4.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.981.02
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.4.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.461.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.4.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.53NA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.4.8 Allen Electronegativity
1.521.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
9.5 Electropositivity
9.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.312.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
9.7 Ionization Energies
9.7.1 1st Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol633.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
9.8.2 2nd Energy Level
1,631.40 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
9.8.4 3rd Energy Level
3,616.00 kJ/mol2,388.60 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.8.6 4th Energy Level
NA7,090.60 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
9.8.8 5th Energy Level
NA8,843.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.8.10 6th Energy Level
NA10,679.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.8.12 7th Energy level
NA13,310.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.8.14 8th Energy Level
NA15,250.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.8.16 9th Energy Level
NA17,370.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.8.18 10th Energy Level
NA21,726.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
9.8.20 11th Energy Level
NA24,102.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.8.22 12th Energy Level
NA66,320.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.8.24 13th Energy Level
NA73,010.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.8.27 14th Energy Level
NA80,160.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
9.8.29 15th Energy Level
NA89,490.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
9.8.31 16th Energy Level
NA97,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
9.8.33 17th Energy Level
NA105,600.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
9.8.35 18th Energy Level
NA117,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
9.8.37 19th Energy Level
NA124,270.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
9.8.39 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.8.41 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.8.43 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.8.45 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.8.47 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.8.49 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.8.51 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.8.53 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
9.8.55 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
9.8.57 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
9.8.59 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr0.56 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.12 Electron Work Function
4.22 eV3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.2 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
4821
Lithium
3 117
11.4 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
11.6 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
11.6.1 Crystal Lattice
11.7 Atom
11.7.1 Number of Protons
4821
Lithium
3 117
11.7.2 Number of Neutrons
6424
Lithium
4 184
11.7.4 Number of Electrons
4821
Lithium
3 117
11.8 Radius of an Atom
11.8.1 Atomic Radius
151.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.9.2 Covalent Radius
144.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.9.4 Van der Waals Radius
158.00 pm211.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.10 Atomic Weight
112.41 amu44.96 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.12 Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol15.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.14 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.14.1 Previous Element
11.14.2 Next Element
11.15 Valence Electron Potential
30.00 (-eV)58.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
11.18 Lattice Constant
297.94 pm330.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
11.20 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
11.22 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.891.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.65 g/cm32.99 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
13.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.00 g/cm32.80 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
13.2 Tensile Strength
62.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
13.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
13.6 Vapor Pressure
13.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
13.7.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA91.30 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
13.9 Elasticity properties
13.9.1 Shear Modulus
19.00 GPa29.10 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
13.9.3 Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa56.60 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
13.9.5 Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa74.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
13.11 Poisson Ratio
0.300.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.652.99
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
15.1.5 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.1.7 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.3 Electrical Properties
15.3.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
15.3.2 Resistivity
72.70 nΩ·m562.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.3.4 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
15.3.6 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol18.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)0.60 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.3 Molar Heat Capacity
26.02 J/mol·K25.52 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.5 Thermal Conductivity
96.60 W/m·K15.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.7 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.9 Thermal Expansion
30.80 µm/(m·K)10.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.11 Enthalpy
17.11.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
100.00 kJ/mol314.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.11.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
6.19 kJ/mol14.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.11.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
113.00 kJ/mol343.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.13 Standard Molar Entropy
51.80 J/mol.K34.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1