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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pd
Sc
1.2 Group Number
103
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
54
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400537440202
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
2.2 Sources
Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Lars Fredrik Nilson
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1803
In 1879
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %3 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  • 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,554.90 °C1,539.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C2,832.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.75NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa750.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPaNA
Gold
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
1.72NA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
84.00 %NA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Pd
Sc
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3813
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.201.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.02
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.351.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.591.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.802.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol633.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol2,388.60 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NA7,090.60 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA8,843.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA10,679.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA13,310.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA15,250.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA17,370.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA21,726.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA24,102.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA66,320.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA73,010.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA80,160.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA89,490.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA97,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA105,600.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA117,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA124,270.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr0.56 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.12 eV3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
4621
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
4621
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6024
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
4621
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
137.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
139.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm211.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
106.42 amu44.96 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol15.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)58.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
389.07 pm330.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm32.99 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm32.80 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)91.30 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa29.10 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa56.60 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa74.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.390.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
12.022.99
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m562.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol18.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)0.60 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K25.52 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K15.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)10.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol314.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol14.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol343.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K34.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1