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Meitnerium vs Scandium

Meitnerium
Scandium
Scandium vs Meitnerium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Mt  
Sc  
Group Number
9  
9
3  
15
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
54038016  
10
7440202  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Discovery
In 1982  
In 1879  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
16
Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
16
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
18
Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
32
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium 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.
  • Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
-  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
Physical
Melting Point
-  
1,539.00 °C  
24
Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,832.00 °C  
36
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
-  
Silvery White  
Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
-  
5.50  
7
Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
750.00 MPa  
13
Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
1,200.00 MPa  
13
Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
6,100.00 m/s  
5
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
21
Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
93.00 %  
3
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Mt  
Sc  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
4  
33
13  
26
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
30
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.02  
40
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.19  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.64  
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
800.80 kJ/mol  
15
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
6th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
7th Energy level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
8th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
11th Energy Level
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
12th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
13th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
14th Energy Level
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
15th Energy Level
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
17th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
18th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
19th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
20th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
18
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
23rd Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
25th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
26th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
27th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
12
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
109  
9
21  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
109  
9
21  
99+
Number of Neutrons
157  
8
24  
99+
Number of Electrons
109  
9
21  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28
Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27
Van der Waals Radius
260.00 pm  
9
211.00 pm  
32
Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
44.96 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.20 cm3/mol  
30
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Hassium
  
Calcium
  
Next Element
Darmstadtium
  
Titanium
  
Valence Electron Potential
31.20 (-eV)  
99+
58.00 (-eV)  
25
Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
330.90 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
27
1.59  
24
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.40 g/cm3  
2
2.80 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
150.00 MPa  
25
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
91.30 (Pa)  
3
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
35.00 GPa  
21
29.10 GPa  
28
Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
56.60 GPa  
22
Young's Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28
Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.28  
18
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
37.40  
4
2.99  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
8
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28
Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
Enthalpy of Atomization
350.20 kJ/mol  
37
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
Standard Molar Entropy
63.80 J/mol.K  
22
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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