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mercury vs iron vs scandium

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mercury (chemical element) | iron (chemical element) | scandium (chemical element)
mercury (chemical element) | iron (chemical element) | scandium (chemical element)

Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

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Basic elemental properties

 | mercury | iron | scandium atomic symbol | Hg | Fe | Sc atomic number | 80 | 26 | 21 short electronic configuration | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^10 | [Ar]4s^23d^6 | [Ar]4s^23d^1 Aufbau diagram | 5d  4f  6s | 3d  4s | 3d  4s  block | d | d | d group | 12 | 8 | 3 period | 6 | 4 | 4 atomic mass | 200.592 u | 55.845 u | 44.955908 u half-life | (stable) | (stable) | (stable)
| mercury | iron | scandium atomic symbol | Hg | Fe | Sc atomic number | 80 | 26 | 21 short electronic configuration | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^10 | [Ar]4s^23d^6 | [Ar]4s^23d^1 Aufbau diagram | 5d 4f 6s | 3d 4s | 3d 4s block | d | d | d group | 12 | 8 | 3 period | 6 | 4 | 4 atomic mass | 200.592 u | 55.845 u | 44.955908 u half-life | (stable) | (stable) | (stable)

Thermodynamic properties

 | mercury | iron | scandium phase at STP | liquid | solid | solid melting point | -38.83 °C | 1538 °C | 1541 °C boiling point | 356.73 °C | 2861 °C | 2830 °C critical temperature | 1750 K | (unknown) |  critical pressure | 172 MPa | (unknown) |  molar heat of fusion | 2.29 kJ/mol | 13.8 kJ/mol | 16 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 59.2 kJ/mol | 347 kJ/mol | 318 kJ/mol specific heat at STP | 139.5 J/(kg K) | 449 J/(kg K) | 567 J/(kg K) (properties at standard conditions)
| mercury | iron | scandium phase at STP | liquid | solid | solid melting point | -38.83 °C | 1538 °C | 1541 °C boiling point | 356.73 °C | 2861 °C | 2830 °C critical temperature | 1750 K | (unknown) | critical pressure | 172 MPa | (unknown) | molar heat of fusion | 2.29 kJ/mol | 13.8 kJ/mol | 16 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 59.2 kJ/mol | 347 kJ/mol | 318 kJ/mol specific heat at STP | 139.5 J/(kg K) | 449 J/(kg K) | 567 J/(kg K) (properties at standard conditions)

Material properties

 | mercury | iron | scandium density | 13.534 g/cm^3 | 7.874 g/cm^3 | 2.985 g/cm^3 liquid density | 13.534 g/cm^3 | 6.98 g/cm^3 | 2.8 g/cm^3 molar volume | 14.821 cm^3/mol | 7.092 cm^3/mol | 15.06 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | | 4 (≈ fluorite) |  Vickers hardness | | 608 MPa |  Brinell hardness | | 490 MPa | 750 MPa bulk modulus | 25 GPa | 170 GPa | 57 GPa shear modulus | | 82 GPa | 29 GPa Young's modulus | | 211 GPa | 74 GPa Poisson ratio | | 0.29 | 0.28 tensile yield strength | | 50 MPa | 173 MPa ultimate tensile strength | | | 255 MPa refractive index | 1.000933 | (unknown) |  sound speed | 1407 m/s | 4910 m/s |  thermal expansion | 1.81×10^-4 K^(-1) | 1.18×10^-5 K^(-1) | 1.02×10^-5 K^(-1) thermal conductivity | 8.3 W/(m K) | 80 W/(m K) | 16 W/(m K) (properties at standard conditions)
| mercury | iron | scandium density | 13.534 g/cm^3 | 7.874 g/cm^3 | 2.985 g/cm^3 liquid density | 13.534 g/cm^3 | 6.98 g/cm^3 | 2.8 g/cm^3 molar volume | 14.821 cm^3/mol | 7.092 cm^3/mol | 15.06 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | | 4 (≈ fluorite) | Vickers hardness | | 608 MPa | Brinell hardness | | 490 MPa | 750 MPa bulk modulus | 25 GPa | 170 GPa | 57 GPa shear modulus | | 82 GPa | 29 GPa Young's modulus | | 211 GPa | 74 GPa Poisson ratio | | 0.29 | 0.28 tensile yield strength | | 50 MPa | 173 MPa ultimate tensile strength | | | 255 MPa refractive index | 1.000933 | (unknown) | sound speed | 1407 m/s | 4910 m/s | thermal expansion | 1.81×10^-4 K^(-1) | 1.18×10^-5 K^(-1) | 1.02×10^-5 K^(-1) thermal conductivity | 8.3 W/(m K) | 80 W/(m K) | 16 W/(m K) (properties at standard conditions)

Electromagnetic properties

 | mercury | iron | scandium electrical type | conductor | conductor | conductor resistivity | 9.6×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | 9.7×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) | 5.5×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 1×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1.8×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | diamagnetic | ferromagnetic | paramagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | -2.84×10^-5 | | 2.627×10^-4 mass magnetic susceptibility | -2.1×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | | 8.8×10^-8 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | -4.21×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | | 3.956×10^-9 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) Curie point | | 1043 K (kelvins) |  work function | 4.47 eV (Liquid) | (4.67 to 4.81) eV | 3.5 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | 1.082×10^15 Hz (hertz) | (1.129×10^15 to 1.163×10^15) Hz (hertz) | 8.463×10^14 Hz (hertz) superconducting point | 4.154 K (kelvins) | (unknown) | 0.05 K (kelvins) color | (silver) | (gray) | (silver) refractive index | 1.000933 | (unknown) |
| mercury | iron | scandium electrical type | conductor | conductor | conductor resistivity | 9.6×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | 9.7×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) | 5.5×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 1×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1.8×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | diamagnetic | ferromagnetic | paramagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | -2.84×10^-5 | | 2.627×10^-4 mass magnetic susceptibility | -2.1×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | | 8.8×10^-8 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | -4.21×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | | 3.956×10^-9 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) Curie point | | 1043 K (kelvins) | work function | 4.47 eV (Liquid) | (4.67 to 4.81) eV | 3.5 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | 1.082×10^15 Hz (hertz) | (1.129×10^15 to 1.163×10^15) Hz (hertz) | 8.463×10^14 Hz (hertz) superconducting point | 4.154 K (kelvins) | (unknown) | 0.05 K (kelvins) color | (silver) | (gray) | (silver) refractive index | 1.000933 | (unknown) |

Reactivity

 | mercury | iron | scandium valence | 2 | 3 | 3 electronegativity | 2 | 1.83 | 1.36 electron affinity | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 15.7 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 18.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 1007.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 762.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 633.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 1007.1 kJ/mol | 1810 kJ/mol | 3300 kJ/mol | 762.5 kJ/mol | 1561.9 kJ/mol | 2957 kJ/mol | 5290 kJ/mol | 7240 kJ/mol | 9560 kJ/mol | 12060 kJ/mol | 14580 kJ/mol | 22540 kJ/mol | 25290 kJ/mol | 28000 kJ/mol | 31920 kJ/mol | 34830 kJ/mol | 37840 kJ/mol | 44100 kJ/mol | 47206 kJ/mol | 122200 kJ/mol | 131000 kJ/mol | 140500 kJ/mol | 152600 kJ/mol | 163000 kJ/mol | 633.1 kJ/mol | 1235 kJ/mol | 2388.6 kJ/mol | 7090.6 kJ/mol | 8843 kJ/mol | 10679 kJ/mol | 13310 kJ/mol | 15250 kJ/mol | 17370 kJ/mol | 21726 kJ/mol | 24102 kJ/mol | 66320 kJ/mol | 73010 kJ/mol | 80160 kJ/mol | 89490 kJ/mol | 97400 kJ/mol | 105600 kJ/mol | 117000 kJ/mol | 124270 kJ/mol | 547530 kJ/mol | 582163 kJ/mol
| mercury | iron | scandium valence | 2 | 3 | 3 electronegativity | 2 | 1.83 | 1.36 electron affinity | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 15.7 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 18.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 1007.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 762.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 633.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 1007.1 kJ/mol | 1810 kJ/mol | 3300 kJ/mol | 762.5 kJ/mol | 1561.9 kJ/mol | 2957 kJ/mol | 5290 kJ/mol | 7240 kJ/mol | 9560 kJ/mol | 12060 kJ/mol | 14580 kJ/mol | 22540 kJ/mol | 25290 kJ/mol | 28000 kJ/mol | 31920 kJ/mol | 34830 kJ/mol | 37840 kJ/mol | 44100 kJ/mol | 47206 kJ/mol | 122200 kJ/mol | 131000 kJ/mol | 140500 kJ/mol | 152600 kJ/mol | 163000 kJ/mol | 633.1 kJ/mol | 1235 kJ/mol | 2388.6 kJ/mol | 7090.6 kJ/mol | 8843 kJ/mol | 10679 kJ/mol | 13310 kJ/mol | 15250 kJ/mol | 17370 kJ/mol | 21726 kJ/mol | 24102 kJ/mol | 66320 kJ/mol | 73010 kJ/mol | 80160 kJ/mol | 89490 kJ/mol | 97400 kJ/mol | 105600 kJ/mol | 117000 kJ/mol | 124270 kJ/mol | 547530 kJ/mol | 582163 kJ/mol
Reactivity
Reactivity

Atomic properties

 | mercury | iron | scandium term symbol | ^1S_0 | ^5D_4 | ^2D_(3/2) atomic radius | 150 pm | 140 pm | 160 pm covalent radius | 132 pm | 132 pm | 170 pm van der Waals radius | 155 pm | (unknown) |  (electronic ground state properties)
| mercury | iron | scandium term symbol | ^1S_0 | ^5D_4 | ^2D_(3/2) atomic radius | 150 pm | 140 pm | 160 pm covalent radius | 132 pm | 132 pm | 170 pm van der Waals radius | 155 pm | (unknown) | (electronic ground state properties)

Abundances

 | mercury | iron | scandium universe abundance | 1×10^-7 mass% | 0.11 mass% | 3×10^-6 mass% solar abundance | 2×10^-6 mass% | 0.1 mass% | 4×10^-6 mass% meteorite abundance | 2.5×10^-5 mass% | 22 mass% | 6.4×10^-4 mass% crust abundance | 6.7×10^-6 mass% | 6.3 mass% | 0.0026 mass% ocean abundance | 5×10^-9 mass% | 3×10^-7 mass% | 1.5×10^-10 mass% human abundance | | 0.006 mass% |  universe molar abundance | 6×10^-10 mol% | 0.002 mol% | 1×10^-7 mol% solar molar abundance | 1.2×10^-8 mol% | 0.003 mol% | 9.9×10^-8 mol% meteorite molar abundance | 2×10^-6 mol% | 7.8 mol% | 2.9×10^-4 mol% ocean molar abundance | 1.5×10^-10 mol% | 3.3×10^-8 mol% | 2.1×10^-11 mol% crust molar abundance | 7×10^-7 mol% | 2.3 mol% | 0.0012 mol% human molar abundance | | 6.7×10^-4 mol% |
| mercury | iron | scandium universe abundance | 1×10^-7 mass% | 0.11 mass% | 3×10^-6 mass% solar abundance | 2×10^-6 mass% | 0.1 mass% | 4×10^-6 mass% meteorite abundance | 2.5×10^-5 mass% | 22 mass% | 6.4×10^-4 mass% crust abundance | 6.7×10^-6 mass% | 6.3 mass% | 0.0026 mass% ocean abundance | 5×10^-9 mass% | 3×10^-7 mass% | 1.5×10^-10 mass% human abundance | | 0.006 mass% | universe molar abundance | 6×10^-10 mol% | 0.002 mol% | 1×10^-7 mol% solar molar abundance | 1.2×10^-8 mol% | 0.003 mol% | 9.9×10^-8 mol% meteorite molar abundance | 2×10^-6 mol% | 7.8 mol% | 2.9×10^-4 mol% ocean molar abundance | 1.5×10^-10 mol% | 3.3×10^-8 mol% | 2.1×10^-11 mol% crust molar abundance | 7×10^-7 mol% | 2.3 mol% | 0.0012 mol% human molar abundance | | 6.7×10^-4 mol% |