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Scandium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Scandium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sc  
Md  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440202  
99+
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
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 .
  
  • 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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
32
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,539.00 °C  
24
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C  
36
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
-  

Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa  
13
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
1,200.00 MPa  
13
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
21
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
93.00 %  
3
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sc  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36  
30
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02  
40
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.36  
31
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.19  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64  
25
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

28th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
21  
99+
101  
17

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  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
21  
99+
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
24  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
21  
99+
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm  
32
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
44.96 amu  
99+
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  
Fermium
  

Next Element
Titanium
  
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)  
25
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
330.90 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
24
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)  
3
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa  
28
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa  
22
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa  
28
12.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
18
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.99  
99+
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,814.00 K  
28
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

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

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