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Facts About Scandium and Dysprosium


Facts About Dysprosium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1886   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
33

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
35

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