Element Family
Alkali
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
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- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Discovery
In 1860
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
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Uses & Benefits
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
- Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
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Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gold
Silvery White
Mohs Hardness
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Speed of Sound
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
4th Energy Level
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5th Energy Level
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6th Energy Level
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7th Energy level
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8th Energy Level
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9th Energy Level
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10th Energy Level
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11th Energy Level
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12th Energy Level
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13th Energy Level
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14th Energy Level
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15th Energy Level
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16th Energy Level
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17th Energy Level
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18th Energy Level
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19th Energy Level
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Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Tensile Strength
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Viscosity
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
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Shear Modulus
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
NA
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
Critical Temperature
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