Scandium (Sc)
Scandium is a soft, lightweight transition metal used in aerospace alloys and sports equipment.
Properties of Scandium
- Atomic number
- 21
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Atomic mass
- 44.956 u
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d¹ 4s²
- Melting point
- 1814 K (1540.85 °C)
- Boiling point
- 3109 K (2835.85 °C)
- Density
- 2.989 g/cm³
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.36
- Appearance
- Silvery-white metal
- Discovered by
- Lars Fredrik Nilson (1879)
Facts about Scandium
- Scandium is used in high-end baseball bats and bicycle frames!
- Scandium is named after Scandinavia!
- Scandium-aluminum alloys are used in Russian fighter jets!
- Scandium is rarer than gold but not as expensive!