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Scandium vs Radium


Radium vs Scandium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sc  
Ra  

Group Number
3  
15
2  
16

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440202  
99+
7440144  
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 .
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson  
-  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1898  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
32
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
23

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 highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,539.00 °C  
24
700.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C  
36
1,737.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
1.00  
22

Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa  
13
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
1,200.00 MPa  
13
140.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
3,150.00 m/s  
37

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
21
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
93.00 %  
3
83.00 %  
6

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sc  
Ra  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36  
30
0.90  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02  
40
0.89  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
0.97  
39

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.36  
31
0.92  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.19  
99+
0.89  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64  
25
3.10  
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

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

4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27

5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

20th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
35
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
37
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
39
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
38
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol  
40
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

30th Energy Level
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6

Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
21  
99+
88  
30

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  
[Rn] 7s2  

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+
88  
30

Number of Neutrons
24  
99+
138  
17

Number of Electrons
21  
99+
88  
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
215.00 pm  
6

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
221.00 pm  
3

Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm  
32
283.00 pm  
5

Atomic Weight
44.96 amu  
99+
226.00 amu  
26

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
45.20 cm3/mol  
5

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Titanium
  
Actinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)  
25
20.10 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
330.90 pm  
99+
514.80 pm  
15

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
24
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)  
3
0.00 (Pa)  
33

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa  
28
25.00 GPa  
38

Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa  
22
43.00 GPa  
33

Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa  
28
83.00 GPa  
25

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
18
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.99  
99+
5.00  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Nonmagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
18

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m  
10
100.00 nΩ·m  
31

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

Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/mol  
39
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

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

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

Critical Temperature
1,814.00 K  
28
973.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol  
29
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol  
38
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+
71.00 J/mol.K  
14

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