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Scandium vs Gadolinium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sc
Gd
1.2 Group Number
30
Sodium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
46
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74402027440542
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
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 .
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
2.3.3 Discovery
In 1879
In 1880
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.1.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.2.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.1.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
4.1.3 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 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.
  • Its alloys are also used in making Magnets, electronic components and Data storage devices.
  • Compound of Gadolinium metal are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
5.2.8 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
1,539.00 °C1,311.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
6.3 Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C3,233.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.6 Appearance
6.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.6.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
6.6.3 Luster
Lustrous
Metallic
6.7 Hardness
6.7.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.11.2 Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.2.2 Vickers Hardness
NA510.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
7.6 Speed of Sound
NA2,680.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.10 Optical Properties
7.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.10.5 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.13 Allotropes
7.13.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.13.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.13.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Sc
Gd
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
1326
Tennessine
0 38
9.2 Electronegativity
9.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.361.20
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
10.3.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.11
Cesium
0.86 1.82
10.6.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
10.8.2 Allen Electronegativity
1.19NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
11.2 Electropositivity
11.2.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.642.80
Gold
1.46 3.3
11.5 Ionization Energies
11.5.1 1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol593.40 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
11.6.1 2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol1,170.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
11.8.1 3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol1,990.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
11.9.2 4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol4,250.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
11.9.5 5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
11.10.1 6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
12.1.2 7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
12.2.3 8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
12.2.5 9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
12.2.6 10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
12.3.3 11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
12.3.5 12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
12.3.7 13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
12.3.8 14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
13.1.1 15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
13.2.1 16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
13.2.2 17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
13.3.1 18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
13.3.2 19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
64702 148700
13.4.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
13.5.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
13.5.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
13.5.3 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
13.6.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
13.6.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
13.6.4 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
13.6.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
13.6.7 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
13.6.8 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
13.6.10 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
13.7 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr1.96 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
13.9 Electron Work Function
3.50 eV3.10 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
13.10 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
14 Atomic
14.1 Atomic Number
2164
Lithium
3 117
14.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
14.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
14.3.1 Crystal Lattice
14.4 Atom
14.4.1 Number of Protons
2164
Lithium
3 117
14.4.2 Number of Neutrons
2493
Lithium
4 184
14.4.3 Number of Electrons
2164
Lithium
3 117
14.5 Radius of an Atom
14.5.1 Atomic Radius
162.00 pm180.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
14.5.2 Covalent Radius
170.00 pm196.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
14.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm237.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
14.6 Atomic Weight
44.96 amu47.87 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
14.7 Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol19.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
14.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
14.8.1 Previous Element
14.8.2 Next Element
14.9 Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)46.10 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
14.10 Lattice Constant
330.90 pm363.60 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
14.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
14.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.591.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
15 Mechanical
15.1 Density
15.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm37.90 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
15.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm37.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
15.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
15.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
15.4 Vapor Pressure
15.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
15.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)7.39 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
15.5 Elasticity properties
15.5.1 Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa21.80 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
15.5.2 Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa37.90 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
15.5.3 Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa54.80 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
15.6 Poisson Ratio
0.280.26
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
15.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.997.90
Lithium
0.53 4500
16.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Ferromagnetic
16.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
16.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
16.2 Electrical Properties
16.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
16.2.2 Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m1.31 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
16.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
16.2.4 Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)0.23 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K37.03 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K10.60 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.5 Thermal Expansion
10.20 µm/(m·K)9.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.6 Enthalpy
17.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol359.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol10.05 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol352.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.7 Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K68.10 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1