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Facts About Scandium and Calcium


Facts About Calcium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
1.40 %   
1

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