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Facts About Lithium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Lithium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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