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Technetium vs Scandium


Scandium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc  
Sc  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440202  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Lars Fredrik Nilson  

Discovery
In 1937  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
18

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • 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
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22

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

Physical

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
1,539.00 °C  
24

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
2,832.00 °C  
36

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Shiny Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
750.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
1,200.00 MPa  
13

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.80  
21

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
93.00 %  
3

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Sc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.36  
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.02  
40

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.36  
31

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.19  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,388.60 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
7,090.60 kJ/mol  
13

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,843.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,679.00 kJ/mol  
13

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,310.00 kJ/mol  
8

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,250.00 kJ/mol  
11

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
17,370.00 kJ/mol  
14

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
21,726.00 kJ/mol  
13

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
24,102.00 kJ/mol  
16

12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
66,320.00 kJ/mol  
7

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
73,010.00 kJ/mol  
2

14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
80,160.00 kJ/mol  
3

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
89,490.00 kJ/mol  
6

16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
97,400.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
117,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

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

20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
633.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
633.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
633.10 kJ/mol  
37

25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
633.00 kJ/mol  
39

26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
633.10 kJ/mol  
38

27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
633.10 kJ/mol  
40

28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
633.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.56 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
43  
99+
21  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Ar] 3d1 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43  
99+
21  
99+

Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
24  
99+

Number of Electrons
43  
99+
21  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
211.00 pm  
32

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
44.96 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Calcium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Titanium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
58.00 (-eV)  
25

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
330.90 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.59  
24

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
2.99 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
2.80 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
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
27.00 GPa  
34
29.10 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
56.60 GPa  
22

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
74.40 GPa  
28

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.28  
18

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
2.99  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
562.00 nΩ·m  
10

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
18.10 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.60 J/(kg K)  
8

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

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
15.80 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
1,814.00 K  
28

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
314.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
14.10 kJ/mol  
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
343.00 kJ/mol  
38

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
34.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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