Scandium

 
 * Name - Scandium


 * Symbol - Sc


 * Atomic Number - 21


 * Atomic Mass - 44.99591 amu

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 * Isotopes
 * Sc-44 - 3.92 Hours
 * Sc-45 - Stable
 * Sc-46 - 83.81 Days
 * Sc-46m - 18.72 Seconds
 * Sc-47 - 3.34 Days
 * Sc-48 - 43.67 Hours
 * Sc-49 - 57.3 Minutes
 * Ions - 3+

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 * Picture of Scandium ↓




 * Physical properties - density - 2.989 g/cm cubed, crystalline structure is hexagonal, melting point - 1539 C, boiling point - 2832 C
 * Scandium is in group 3 and period 4 on the Periodic table. ↓


 * The picture below is the atomic structure of the Scandium atom.


 * The person who discovered the Scandium atom was named Lars Nilson from Scandinavia in 1879. I was unable to find a photo dude to the time period he lived.


 * Scandium was discovered in Scandinavia. A map is shown below of where modern day scandinavia is.[[image:scandinavian_map.png]]


 * The only known uses for the Scandium element is to combine with aluminum for a lighter, stronger alloy for spacecraft.


 * An interesting fact about Scandium is that there are only 3 places in the world that mine scandium, Ukraine, Russia and China.

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