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Facts About Erbium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Erbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
32

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