Facts About Manganese and Scandium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
- Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Discovery
In 1774
In 1879
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %
8
3 * 10-6 %
15
Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %
8
~0.000004 %
16
Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %
8
0.00 %
18
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %
8
0.00 %
23
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
13
0.00 %
32
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
13
Not Available
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