Group Number
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Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1879
In 1902
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Abundance In Oceans
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Uses & Benefits
- Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
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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.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
Brinell Hardness
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Speed of Sound
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
5th Energy Level
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6th Energy Level
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7th Energy level
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8th Energy Level
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9th Energy Level
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10th Energy Level
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11th Energy Level
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12th Energy Level
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13th Energy Level
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14th Energy Level
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15th Energy Level
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16th Energy Level
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17th Energy Level
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18th Energy Level
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19th Energy Level
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Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100
Covalent Radius
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Van der Waals Radius
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
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Tensile Strength
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Viscosity
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
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Shear Modulus
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Bulk Modulus
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Young's Modulus
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
Resistivity
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Electrical Conductivity
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Electron Affinity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Enthalpy of Vaporization
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Enthalpy of Fusion
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