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Facts About Scandium and Lawrencium


Facts About Lawrencium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1961–1971   

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
Not Available   

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