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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sc
Ac
1.2 Group Number
3NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
47
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74402027440348
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
Not Available
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1902
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %NA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,539.00 °C1,227.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C3,200.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Lustrous
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPaNA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
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
Sc
Ac
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1329
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.361.10
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.00
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.19NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.642.90
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol499.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol1,170.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol1,900.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol4,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/molNA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/molNA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr2.82 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
3.50 eVNA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2189
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2189
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
24138
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2189
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
162.00 pm195.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
170.00 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pmNA
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
44.96 amu227.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol22.54 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)38.60 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
330.90 pm567.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm310.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
29.10 GPaNA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
74.40 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.28NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.9910.07
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
8.2.2 Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·mNA
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K27.20 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K12.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
10.20 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/molNA
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/molNA
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol301.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K56.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1