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Facts About Scandium and Mendelevium


Facts About Mendelevium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1955   

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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