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Facts About Scandium and Protactinium


Facts About Protactinium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1900   

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
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
99+

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