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Facts About Scandium and Actinium


Facts About Actinium and Scandium


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Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
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