General Information
| Symbol: | Sc |
| Atomic Number: | 21 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 44.955912 |
| Group: | 3 (scandium family) |
| IIIA (Old IUPAC), IIIB (CAS) |
| Period: | 4 |
| Block: | d |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 2.99 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 15.0 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.62 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 144 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 1541.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 2832.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 16.11 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 304.8 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 1.4 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -18 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 633 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.568 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 15.8 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | 3 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 9 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ar] 3d1 4s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1879 |
| Discovered By: | Lars Fredrik Nilson |
| Discovered At: | Sweden |
| Word Origin: | From the Latin word "Scandia" meaning "Scandinavia" |
Translations
| English | Scandium |
| Deutsch | Skandium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Skandium |
| Nederlands | Scandium |
| Afrikaans | Skandium |
| Frysk | Scandium |
| Dansk | Scandium or Skandium |
| Svenska | Skandium |
| Norsk | Scandium |
| Íslenska | Skandín |
| Føroysk | Skandium |
| Latin | Scandium |
| Français | Scandium |
| Español | Escandio |
| Catalana | Escandi |
| Occitana | Escandi |
| Português | Escândio |
| Galego | Escandio |
| Italiano | Scandio |
| Furlan | Scandi |
| Român | Scandiu |
| Moldavian | Scandiu |
| Armãneashte | Scandiumu |
| Русский | Скандий |
| Українска | Скандій |
| by | Скандый |
| Polska | Skand |
| Kaszëbsczi | Skónd |
| Čech | Skandium |
| Slovenský | Skandium |
| Slovenščina | Skandij |
| Hrvatska | Skandij |
| Српски | Скандиjум |
| Bosnian | Skandij |
| Македонски | Скандиум |
| Български | Скандий |
| Lietuviškai | Skandis |
| Lao | Skandijs |
| Sudovian | Skandijan |
| Cymraeg | Scandiwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Scaindiam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Scaindiam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Scandjum |
| Cornish | Scandyum |
| Brezhoneg | Skandiom |
| Ελληνική | Σκανdιο |
| Shqip | Skandium |
| Ossetian | Скандий |
| Euskera | Eskandioa |
| Georgian | სკანდიუმი |
| Suomi | Skandium |
| Eesti | Skandium |
| Magyar | Szkandium |
| Türkçe | Skandiyum |
| Kazakh | Скандий |
| Uzbek | Скандий |
| Tajik | Skandi' |
| Mongolian | Сканди |
| 日本語 | スカンジウム [sukanjiumu] |
| 中国话 | 鈧 |
| ไทย | สแคนเดียม |
| Vietnamese | Scandi |
| Bahasa Melayu | Skandium |
| العربيه | سكانديوم |
| Il-Malti | Skandjum |
| עברית | סקנדיום |
| Esperanto | Skandio |
Links
Misspellings: acandium, zcandium, xcandium, dcandium, ecandium, wcandium, sxandium, svandium, sfandium, sdandium, sczndium, scsndium, scwndium, scqndium, scabdium, scamdium, scajdium, scahdium, scansium, scanxium, scancium, scanfium, scanrium, scaneium, scanduum, scandjum, scandkum, scandoum, scand9um, scand8um, scandiym, scandihm, scandijm, scandiim, scandi8m, scandi7m, scandiun, scandiuk, scandiuj, candium, sandium, scndium, scadium, scanium, scandum, scandim, scandiu, csandium, sacndium, scnadium, scadnium, scanidum, scanduim, scandimu, sscandium, sccandium, scaandium, scanndium, scanddium, scandiium, scandiuum, scandiumm
