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Silver vs Scandium


Scandium vs Silver


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ag  
Sc  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440224  
99+
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
18

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
29
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22

In Bone
0.44 p.p.m.  
24
0.00 p.p.m.  
39

Physical

Melting Point
961.93 °C  
99+
1,539.00 °C  
24

Boiling Point
2,212.00 °C  
99+
2,832.00 °C  
36

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
251.00 MPa  
99+
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
229.00 MPa  
99+
1,200.00 MPa  
13

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.16  
99+
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
97.00 %  
1
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ag  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.93  
10
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.83  
14
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.47  
28
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.87  
10
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.07  
99+
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
27
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,070.00 kJ/mol  
11
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,361.00 kJ/mol  
19
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
39
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
33
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11

9th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
27
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14

10th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
32
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

12th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7

13th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
25
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

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

15th Energy Level
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
22
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
17
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

17th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
38
105,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

18th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
28
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

19th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
35
124,270.00 kJ/mol  
8

20th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
29
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
23
633.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

24th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

25th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.00 kJ/mol  
39

26th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.10 kJ/mol  
38

27th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
21
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
27
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
28
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.02 g/amp-hr  
7
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.26 eV  
27
3.50 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
47  
99+
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s1  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Silver.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Scandium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
47  
99+
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
61  
99+
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
47  
99+
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
144.00 pm  
38
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
145.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
172.00 pm  
99+
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
107.87 amu  
99+
44.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
10.30 cm3/mol  
99+
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Palladium
  
Calcium
  

Next Element
Cadmium
  
Titanium
  

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

Lattice Constant
408.53 pm  
23
330.90 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
26
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.49 g/cm3  
37
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
170.00 MPa  
21
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
14
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
91.30 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.50  
39
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
32
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.63 106/cm Ω  
1
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
125.60 kJ/mol  
5
18.10 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
25
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8

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

Thermal Conductivity
429.00 W/m·K  
1
15.80 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,235.00 K  
99+
1,814.00 K  
28

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
10.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.30 kJ/mol  
37
14.10 kJ/mol  
29

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

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

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