Facts About Hafnium and Scandium
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Discovery
In 1922
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust