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Seaborgium vs Scandium


Scandium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
Sc  

Group Number
6  
12
3  
15

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,539.00 °C  
24

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,832.00 °C  
36

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
1,200.00 MPa  
13

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

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

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

14th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

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

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

21st Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

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

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

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
3.50 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
106  
12
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
106  
12
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
44.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
35.00 cm3/mol  
8
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Calcium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Titanium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
330.90 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
35.00 g/cm3  
4
2.80 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
91.30 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
562.00 nΩ·m  
10

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
18.10 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8

Molar Heat Capacity
35.00 J/mol·K  
5
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
14.10 kJ/mol  
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
650.00 kJ/mol  
8
343.00 kJ/mol  
38

Standard Molar Entropy
42.70 J/mol.K  
99+
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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