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Facts About Scandium and Tantalum


Facts About Tantalum and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1802   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
8 * 10-9 %   
31

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
31

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