Element Family
Transition Metal
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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 .
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1879
In 1994
Abundance In Meteorites
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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 Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Luster
Lustrous
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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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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