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Facts About Scandium and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.03 %   
4

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