Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Interesting Facts
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1879
In 1955
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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.
- Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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