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Dubnium vs Scandium


Scandium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Sc  

Group Number
5  
13
3  
15

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
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 %  
23

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium 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
6.00  
6
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,200.00 MPa  
13

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 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
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
35

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
39

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
38

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
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, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[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  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
44.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  

Next Element
Titanium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-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
1.63  
14
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
2.80 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
91.30 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.80 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
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
15.80 W/m·K  
99+

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

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 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
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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