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Scandium vs Magnesium

Scandium
Magnesium
Magnesium vs Scandium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Sc  
Mg  
Group Number
3  
15
2  
16
Period Number
4  
3  
Block
d block  
s block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  
CAS Number
7440202  
99+
7439954  
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 .
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Joseph Black  
Discovery
In 1879  
In 1755  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
16
0.06 %  
3
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
0.07 %  
2
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
18
12.00 %  
2
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
23
2.90 %  
4
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
32
0.13 %  
2
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.03 %  
5
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.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
39
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4
Physical
Melting Point
1,539.00 °C  
24
650.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C  
36
1,107.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Gray  
Luster
Lustrous  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa  
13
260.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,200.00 MPa  
13
260.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
4,940.00 m/s  
15
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.80  
21
1.49  
37
Reflectivity
93.00 %  
3
74.00 %  
9
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Sc  
Mg  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
13  
26
15  
24
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.36  
30
1.31  
32
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02  
40
1.32  
24
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.23  
26
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.36  
31
1.37  
30
Allen Electronegativity
1.19  
99+
1.29  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.64  
25
2.69  
23
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
24
2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5
4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4
5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3
6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3
7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3
8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3
9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3
10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5
11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1
12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1
13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24
14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16
17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
737.70 kJ/mol  
37
18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27
19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
737.70 kJ/mol  
34
20th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.00 kJ/mol  
28
21st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
738.00 kJ/mol  
22
23rd Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
25th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
26th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
27th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
737.70 kJ/mol  
19
28th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
25
29th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
26
30th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.45 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
3.66 eV  
40
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
21  
99+
12  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
[Ne] 3s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
21  
99+
12  
99+
Number of Neutrons
24  
99+
12  
99+
Number of Electrons
21  
99+
12  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
160.00 pm  
29
Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
141.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm  
32
173.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
44.96 amu  
99+
24.31 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
13.97 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
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Calcium
  
Sodium
  
Next Element
Titanium
  
Aluminium
  
Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)  
25
40.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
330.90 pm  
99+
320.94 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
1.62  
15
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
1.74 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3  
99+
1.58 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
150.00 MPa  
25
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
24
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)  
3
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa  
28
17.00 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa  
22
45.00 GPa  
29
Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa  
28
45.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.28  
18
0.29  
15
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
2.99  
99+
1.74  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
8
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
33
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7
Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4
Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
24.87 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
156.00 W/m·K  
8
Critical Temperature
1,814.00 K  
28
923.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
32.70 J/mol.K  
99+
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