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Rutherfordium vs Scandium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rf
Sc
1.2 Group Number
43
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
74
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
538503657440202
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lars Fredrik Nilson
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1964
In 1879
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA3 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
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
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,100.00 °C1,539.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C2,832.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA750.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
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
Rf
Sc
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1313
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.02
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol633.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol1,235.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol2,388.60 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol7,090.60 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
NA0.56 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
10421
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
10421
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15724
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
10421
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
150.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
157.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA211.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
267.00 amu44.96 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA15.00 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
NA58.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA330.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
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
23.20 g/cm32.99 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA2.80 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
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA91.30 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA29.10 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA56.60 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA74.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA2.99
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
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
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA562.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA18.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.60 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.52 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA15.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA10.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA314.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA14.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA343.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA34.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1