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Facts About Scandium and Nihonium


Facts About Nihonium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
Not Available   

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

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1879   
In 2003   

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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