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Moscovium vs Scandium

Moscovium
Scandium
Scandium vs Moscovium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Mc  
Sc  
Group Number
15  
3
3  
15
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
p block  
d block  
Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
54085642  
4
7440202  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
Moscovium is named after Moscow, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is located.  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Discovery
In 2003  
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 Ununpentium 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
Research Purposes  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
In Bone
0.30 p.p.m.  
26
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
Physical
Melting Point
400.00 °C  
99+
1,539.00 °C  
24
Boiling Point
1,100.00 °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
700.00 MPa  
17
750.00 MPa  
13
Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,200.00 MPa  
13
Speed of Sound
3,790.00 m/s  
28
6,100.00 m/s  
5
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.80  
21
Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
93.00 %  
3
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Mc  
Sc  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
5  
32
13  
26
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.36  
30
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.02  
40
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.36  
31
Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.19  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.64  
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
538.40 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,653.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,679.50 kJ/mol  
34
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
5th Energy Level
5,721.60 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
6th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
7th Energy level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
8th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
11th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
12th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
6
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
14th Energy Level
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
15th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
16th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
17th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
18th Energy Level
3,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
19th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
20th Energy Level
830.00 kJ/mol  
20
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
31
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
23rd Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
540.20 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
25th Energy Level
700.00 kJ/mol  
31
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
26th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
30
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
27th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
31
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
28th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
36
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
37
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
32
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.10 eV  
32
3.50 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
115  
3
21  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununpentium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
115  
3
21  
99+
Number of Neutrons
159  
6
24  
99+
Number of Electrons
115  
3
21  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
162.00 pm  
28
Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
170.00 pm  
27
Van der Waals Radius
320.00 pm  
3
211.00 pm  
32
Atomic Weight
289.00 amu  
3
44.96 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
22.60 cm3/mol  
19
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Flerovium
  
Calcium
  
Next Element
Livermorium
  
Titanium
  
Valence Electron Potential
5.30 (-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
1.70  
8
1.59  
24
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3  
99+
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.50 g/cm3  
28
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)  
99+
91.30 (Pa)  
3
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
-  
29.10 GPa  
28
Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
56.60 GPa  
22
Young's Modulus
11.80 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.28  
18
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.50  
29
2.99  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
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
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
0.37 W/m·K  
99+
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28
Thermal Expansion
12.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
420.30 kJ/mol  
21
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
Enthalpy of Atomization
395.60 kJ/mol  
28
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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