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Protactinium vs Scandium


Scandium vs Protactinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pa  
Sc  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440133  
99+
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
In 1900  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
18

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium 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
Highly Toxic  
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
1,568.00 °C  
21
1,539.00 °C  
24

Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C  
12
2,832.00 °C  
36

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa  
99+
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa  
99+
1,200.00 MPa  
13

Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s  
3
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pa  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.50  
28
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.50  
26
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.50  
32
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11

9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14

10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7

13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

14th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3

15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8

20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
35

23rd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
39

26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
38

27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.89 eV  
3
3.50 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
91  
27
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
91  
27
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
122  
22
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
91  
27
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
163.00 pm  
27
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
200.00 pm  
11
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm  
15
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
231.04 amu  
24
44.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thorium
  
Calcium
  

Next Element
Uranium
  
Titanium
  

Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)  
11
58.00 (-eV)  
25

Lattice Constant
392.50 pm  
26
330.90 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm3  
20
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.37 g/cm3  
21
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)  
32
91.30 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa  
26
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.37  
23
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m  
21
562.00 nΩ·m  
10

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol  
22
18.10 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K  
32
15.80 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K  
25
1,814.00 K  
28

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
481.00 kJ/mol  
17
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol  
34
14.10 kJ/mol  
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol  
19
343.00 kJ/mol  
38

Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.K  
1
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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