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Facts About Scandium and Nobelium


Facts About Nobelium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1966   

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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