Facts About Scandium and Hafnium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
History
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1879
In 1922
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %
15
7 * 10-8 %
25
Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %
16
~0.0000001 %
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
18
0.00 %
37
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
23
0.00 %
31
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
32
0.00 %
27
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