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Scandium Osmium Comparison


Osmium Scandium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sc  
Os  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440202  
99+
7440042  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
28

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
32
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,539.00 °C  
24
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C  
36
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa  
13
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
1,200.00 MPa  
13
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
21
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
93.00 %  
3
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sc  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36  
30
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02  
40
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.36  
31
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.19  
99+
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64  
25
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

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

17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

24th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
4.83 eV  
13

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
21  
99+
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
21  
99+
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
24  
99+
114  
26

Number of Electrons
21  
99+
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm  
32
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
44.96 amu  
99+
190.23 amu  
35

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Titanium
  
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)  
25
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
330.90 pm  
99+
273.44 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
24
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3  
99+
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)  
3
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa  
28
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa  
22
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa  
28
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
18
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.99  
99+
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,814.00 K  
28
3,300.00 K  
3

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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