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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sc
Th
1.2 Group Number
30
Gadolinium
0 17
1.5 Period Number
47
Lithium
2 7
2.5 Block
d block
f block
2.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
2.7 CAS Number
74402027440326
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.8 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
2.9 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
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 .
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1829
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.12.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.05 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.5.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.66 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
5.1.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
6.6.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
7 Uses
7.1 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.
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
7.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
7.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
7.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
7.2 Biological Properties
7.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
7.2.2 Present in Human Body
7.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
8.3.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.02 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
10 Physical
10.1 Melting Point
1,539.00 °C1,750.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
11.4 Boiling Point
2,832.00 °C4,790.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
11.8 Appearance
11.8.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
11.8.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
11.8.3 Luster
Lustrous
NA
11.9 Hardness
11.9.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
11.9.4 Brinell Hardness
750.00 MPa390.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
11.9.9 Vickers Hardness
NA295.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
12.3 Speed of Sound
NA2,490.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
12.6 Optical Properties
12.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
12.7.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
12.9 Allotropes
12.9.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.9.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.9.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13 Chemical
13.1 Chemical Formula
Sc
Th
13.2 Isotopes
13.2.1 Known Isotopes
1328
Tennessine
0 38
14.3 Electronegativity
14.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.361.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
15.2.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.02NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
15.2.6 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.11
Cesium
0.86 1.82
15.2.9 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
15.3.3 Allen Electronegativity
1.19NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
15.4 Electropositivity
15.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.642.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
15.6 Ionization Energies
15.6.1 1st Energy Level
633.10 kJ/mol587.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
15.9.2 2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol1,110.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
15.9.4 3rd Energy Level
2,388.60 kJ/mol1,978.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
15.9.7 4th Energy Level
7,090.60 kJ/mol2,780.00 kJ/mol
Tin
2780 37066
15.9.11 5th Energy Level
8,843.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
15.9.13 6th Energy Level
10,679.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
15.9.16 7th Energy level
13,310.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
15.9.20 8th Energy Level
15,250.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
15.9.23 9th Energy Level
17,370.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
15.9.26 10th Energy Level
21,726.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
15.10.3 11th Energy Level
24,102.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
15.10.7 12th Energy Level
66,320.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
15.11.2 13th Energy Level
73,010.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
15.11.6 14th Energy Level
80,160.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
15.11.10 15th Energy Level
89,490.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
16.2.3 16th Energy Level
97,400.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
16.2.6 17th Energy Level
105,600.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
16.3.2 18th Energy Level
117,000.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
16.3.6 19th Energy Level
124,270.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
64702 148700
16.4.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
16.4.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
16.5.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
17.1.1 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
17.1.3 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
17.4.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
17.4.5 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
17.4.8 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
17.4.11 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
17.4.14 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
17.4.16 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
17.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.56 g/amp-hr2.16 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
17.7 Electron Work Function
3.50 eV3.41 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
17.10 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
18 Atomic
18.1 Atomic Number
2190
Lithium
3 117
18.5 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
[Rn] 6d2 7s2
18.6 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
18.6.1 Crystal Lattice
18.7 Atom
18.7.1 Number of Protons
2190
Lithium
3 117
19.1.1 Number of Neutrons
24142
Lithium
4 184
19.8.1 Number of Electrons
2190
Lithium
3 117
20.2 Radius of an Atom
20.2.1 Atomic Radius
162.00 pm179.80 pm
Beryllium
112 265
20.2.4 Covalent Radius
170.00 pm206.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
20.3.3 Van der Waals Radius
211.00 pm237.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
20.5 Atomic Weight
44.96 amu232.04 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
20.7 Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol19.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
20.10 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
20.10.1 Previous Element
20.10.2 Next Element
20.11 Valence Electron Potential
58.00 (-eV)59.30 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
20.14 Lattice Constant
330.90 pm508.42 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
20.17 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
20.18 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
21 Mechanical
21.1 Density
21.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.99 g/cm311.72 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
21.2.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.80 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
21.6 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
23.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
23.3 Vapor Pressure
23.3.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
23.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
91.30 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
23.6 Elasticity properties
23.6.1 Shear Modulus
29.10 GPa31.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
23.8.4 Bulk Modulus
56.60 GPa54.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
23.9.3 Young's Modulus
74.40 GPa79.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
23.10 Poisson Ratio
0.280.27
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
23.11 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
24 Magnetic
24.1 Magnetic Characteristics
24.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.9911.70
Lithium
0.53 4500
24.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
24.1.4 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
24.2.2 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
26.2 Electrical Properties
26.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Superconductor
26.2.2 Resistivity
562.00 nΩ·m157.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
26.2.6 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
26.4.3 Electron Affinity
18.10 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
27 Thermal
27.1 Specific Heat
0.60 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
27.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K26.23 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
27.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.80 W/m·K54.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
28.2 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
28.5 Thermal Expansion
10.20 µm/(m·K)11.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
28.7 Enthalpy
28.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
314.20 kJ/mol429.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
28.9.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.10 kJ/mol15.48 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
28.10.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
343.00 kJ/mol468.60 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
28.12 Standard Molar Entropy
34.60 J/mol.K27.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1