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Facts About Aluminium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Aluminium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

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