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Scandium vs Iron


Iron vs Scandium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sc  
Fe  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
4  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440202  
99+
7439896  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
-  

Discovery
In 1879  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
16
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
0.10 %  
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
18
22.00 %  
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
23
6.30 %  
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
32
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.01 %  
6

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
380.00 p.p.m.  
5

Physical

Melting Point
1,539.00 °C  
24
1,535.00 °C  
25

Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C  
36
2,750.00 °C  
39

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa  
13
200.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,200.00 MPa  
13
608.00 MPa  
27

Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
5,120.00 m/s  
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
21
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
93.00 %  
3
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  

β Allotropes
-  
beta Iron  

γ Allotropes
-  
gamma Iron  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sc  
Fe  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36  
30
1.83  
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02  
40
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.64  
9

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.36  
31
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.19  
99+
1.80  
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64  
25
2.17  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
17

2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37

3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29

4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25

5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25

6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20

7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15

8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14

9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5

10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8

11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31

13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9

14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11

15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2

19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3

20th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

21st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5

22nd Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

23rd Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4

24th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

25th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

26th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
762.50 kJ/mol  
15

27th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
762.50 kJ/mol  
14

28th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

29th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

30th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
4.70 eV  
15

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
21  
99+
26  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
21  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Neutrons
24  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
21  
99+
26  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm  
32
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
44.96 amu  
99+
55.85 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Titanium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)  
25
67.00 (-eV)  
20

Lattice Constant
330.90 pm  
99+
286.65 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
24
1.35  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
7.87 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
11,000.00 MPa  
1

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)  
3
36.80 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa  
28
82.00 GPa  
11

Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa  
22
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa  
28
211.00 GPa  
9

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
18
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.99  
99+
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.01 H/m  
1

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
200,000.00  
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
96.10 nΩ·m  
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24

Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
15.70 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
80.40 W/m·K  
22

Critical Temperature
1,814.00 K  
28
1,811.00 K  
29

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
351.00 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
14.90 kJ/mol  
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
414.20 kJ/mol  
24

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

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