Scandium

Tantalum

Scandium vs Tantalum

Scandium

Tantalum

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.5 Block

d block

1.6 Element Family

Transition Metal

1.7 CAS Number

74402027440257

7429905 54386242

1.11 Space Group Name

P63/mmc

Im_ 3m

1.12 Space Group Number

194.00229.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .

Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.

2.2 Sources

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

Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Lars Fredrik Nilson

Anders Gustaf Ekeberg

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1879

In 1802

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

3 * 10^-6 %8 * 10^-9 %

5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.000004 %~-9999 %

1E-08 0.1

3.4.2 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %0.00 %

1.7E-07 22

3.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %0.00 %

9.9E-12 8.1

3.4.6 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %0.00 %

2E-23 1.1

3.4.8 Abundance In Humans

NANA

1E-13 1.4

4 Uses

4.1 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.

Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.

4.1.1 Industrial Uses

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

4.1.2 Medical Uses

4.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

4.2 Biological Properties

4.2.1 Toxicity

Non Toxic

Low Toxic

4.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

4.2.3 In Blood

0.01 Blood/mg dm-3NA

0 1970

4.2.5 In Bone

0.00 p.p.m.0.03 p.p.m.

0 170000

5 Physical

5.1 Melting Point

1,539.00 °C2,996.00 °C

27 3410

6.3 Boiling Point

2,832.00 °C5,425.00 °C

147 5660

6.4 Appearance

6.4.1 Physical State

Solid

6.4.2 Color

Silvery White

Gray Blue

7.1.1 Luster

Lustrous

Metallic

7.2 Hardness

7.2.1 Mohs Hardness

NA6.50

0.2 8.5

7.2.2 Brinell Hardness

750.00 MPa440.00 MPa

0.14 3490

7.3.1 Vickers Hardness

NA870.00 MPa

121 3430

7.6 Speed of Sound

NA3,400.00 m/s

818 16200

7.7 Optical Properties

7.7.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

7.7.2 Reflectivity

NA78.00 %

58 97

7.8 Allotropes

✔ ✘

7.8.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

7.8.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

7.8.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

8 Chemical

8.1 Chemical Formula

8.2 Isotopes

8.2.1 Known Isotopes

1331

0 38

8.4 Electronegativity

8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.361.50

0.7 2.54

8.5.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

1.02NA

0.22 2.56

8.5.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.201.33

0.86 1.82

9.2.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

NANA

0.62 2.48

9.3.2 Allen Electronegativity

1.191.34

0.659 2.7

9.4 Electropositivity

9.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.642.50

1.46 3.3

9.5 Ionization Energies

9.5.1 1st Energy Level

633.10 kJ/mol761.00 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

9.5.3 2nd Energy Level

1,235.00 kJ/mol1,500.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

9.5.5 3rd Energy Level

2,388.60 kJ/molNA

1600 34230

9.5.7 4th Energy Level

7,090.60 kJ/molNA

2780 37066

9.6.2 5th Energy Level

8,843.00 kJ/molNA

4305.2 97510

9.7.2 6th Energy Level

10,679.00 kJ/molNA

5715.8 105800

9.7.3 7th Energy level

13,310.00 kJ/molNA

7226.8 114300

9.7.6 8th Energy Level

15,250.00 kJ/molNA

8857.4 125300

9.7.7 9th Energy Level

17,370.00 kJ/molNA

14110 134700

9.7.9 10th Energy Level

21,726.00 kJ/molNA

17100 144300

9.7.11 11th Energy Level

24,102.00 kJ/molNA

19900 169988

9.7.13 12th Energy Level

66,320.00 kJ/molNA

22219 189368

9.7.15 13th Energy Level

73,010.00 kJ/molNA

26930 76015

9.7.17 14th Energy Level

80,160.00 kJ/molNA

29196 86450

9.7.20 15th Energy Level

89,490.00 kJ/molNA

41987 97510

9.7.22 16th Energy Level

97,400.00 kJ/molNA

47206 109480

9.7.24 17th Energy Level

105,600.00 kJ/molNA

52737 122200

9.7.26 18th Energy Level

117,000.00 kJ/molNA

58570 134810

9.7.27 19th Energy Level

124,270.00 kJ/molNA

64702 148700

9.7.29 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

9.7.31 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

9.7.33 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

9.7.34 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

9.7.36 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

9.7.38 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

9.7.40 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

9.7.43 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

9.7.45 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

9.7.48 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

9.7.51 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent

0.56 g/amp-hr1.35 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

9.9 Electron Work Function

3.50 eV4.25 eV

2.14 5.65

9.11 Other Chemical Properties

Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility

Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility

10 Atomic

10.1 Atomic Number

2173

3 117

10.3 Electron Configuration

[Ar] 3d¹ 4s²

[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²

10.4 Crystal Structure

Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)

Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

10.4.1 Crystal Lattice

10.5 Atom

10.5.1 Number of Protons

2173

3 117

11.1.1 Number of Neutrons

24108

4 184

11.1.2 Number of Electrons

2173

3 117

11.5 Radius of an Atom

11.5.1 Atomic Radius

162.00 pm146.00 pm

112 265

11.5.3 Covalent Radius

170.00 pm170.00 pm

96 260

11.5.5 Van der Waals Radius

211.00 pm200.00 pm

139 348

11.6 Atomic Weight

44.96 amu180.95 amu

6.94 294

11.8 Atomic Volume

15.00 cm3/mol10.90 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

11.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

11.9.1 Previous Element

11.9.2 Next Element

11.10 Valence Electron Potential

58.00 (-eV)110.00 (-eV)

8 392.42

11.12 Lattice Constant

330.90 pm330.13 pm

228.58 891.25

11.13 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

π/2, π/2, π/2

11.14 Lattice C/A Ratio

1.59NA

1.567 1.886

12 Mechanical

12.1 Density

12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

2.99 g/cm³16.69 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

12.3.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

2.80 g/cm315.00 g/cm3

0.512 20

12.5 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

12.8 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

13.2 Vapor Pressure

13.2.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

0.00 (Pa)NA

2.47E-11 121

13.2.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

91.30 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)

2.62E-10 774

13.3 Elasticity properties

13.3.1 Shear Modulus

29.10 GPa69.00 GPa

1.3 222

13.4.1 Bulk Modulus

56.60 GPa200.00 GPa

1.6 462

13.6.2 Young's Modulus

74.40 GPa186.00 GPa

1.7 528

13.7 Poisson Ratio

0.280.34

0.032 0.47

13.9 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile

14 Magnetic

14.1 Magnetic Characteristics

14.1.1 Specific Gravity

2.9916.65

0.53 4500

14.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

14.1.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

14.1.5 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

14.2 Electrical Properties

14.2.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

14.2.2 Resistivity

562.00 nΩ·m131.00 nΩ·m

0.18 961

14.3.1 Electrical Conductivity

0.02 10⁶/cm Ω0.08 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

15.1.2 Electron Affinity

18.10 kJ/mol31.00 kJ/mol

0 222.8

16 Thermal

16.1 Specific Heat

0.60 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

16.2 Molar Heat Capacity

25.52 J/mol·K25.36 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

16.4 Thermal Conductivity

15.80 W/m·K57.50 W/m·K

6.3 429

16.5 Critical Temperature

NANA

26.3 3223

16.6 Thermal Expansion

10.20 µm/(m·K)6.30 µm/(m·K)

4.5 97

17.2 Enthalpy

17.2.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

314.20 kJ/mol753.10 kJ/mol

7.32 799.1

17.3.1 Enthalpy of Fusion

14.10 kJ/mol31.40 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

17.4.1 Enthalpy of Atomization

343.00 kJ/mol782.00 kJ/mol

61.5 837

17.6 Standard Molar Entropy

34.60 J/mol.K41.50 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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