Element Family
Post-Transition
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
Sources
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Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Discovery
In 1999
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
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Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
Industrial Uses
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Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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