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Scandium vs Mercury

Scandium
Mercury
Mercury vs Scandium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Sc   
Hg   
Group Number
3   
15
12   
6
Period Number
4   
6   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440202   
99+
7439976   
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
R_ 3m   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
166.00   
6
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Discovery
In 1879   
Before 2000 BCE   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.05 %   
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
Not Available   
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.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
22
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
34
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,539.00 °C   
24
Not Available   
Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C   
35
356.58 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   
Color
Silvery White   
Silver   
Luster
Lustrous   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa   
12
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3
Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Sc   
Hg   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
13   
26
34   
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
2.00   
7
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02   
21
2.20   
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.44   
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
9
Allen Electronegativity
1.19   
36
1.44   
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
2.00   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol   
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol   
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   
8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   
10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   
11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   
12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   
16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   
17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
Electron Work Function
3.50 eV   
31
4.49 eV   
15
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
21   
99+
80   
36
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
21   
99+
80   
36
Number of Neutrons
24   
99+
121   
22
Number of Electrons
21   
99+
80   
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
162.00 pm   
26
151.00 pm   
32
Covalent Radius
170.00 pm   
25
132.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm   
25
155.00 pm   
99+
Atomic Weight
44.96 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32
Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol   
34
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Calcium
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Titanium
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)   
24
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
330.90 pm   
99+
300.50 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
7
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm3   
99+
13.53 g/cm3   
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
22
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)   
3
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa   
24
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa   
21
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa   
26
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.28   
18
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
2.99   
99+
13.53   
16
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m   
10
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol   
33
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)   
8
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K   
99+
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,750.00 K   
6
Thermal Expansion
10.20 µm/(m·K)   
39
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol   
28
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol   
25
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol   
28
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K   
99+
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
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