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Facts About Scandium and Lithium


Facts About Lithium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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