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Facts About Silver and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Silver


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
32

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