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Facts About Magnesium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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