Atomic Number 21 (Scandium: Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

You may already know that the chemical element with atomic number 21 is Scandium.

But there's a lot of cool stuff about Scandium that most people don't know. Check this out:

Scandium Overview

Atomic Number

21

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Description

Fairly soft, silvery-white metal. Eighth most abundant 'rare earth' found in the earth's crust (5.0 ppm).

Symbol

Sc (Scandium)

Sources

Occurs mainly in the minerals thortveitile (~34% scandium) and wiikite. Also in some tin and tungsten ores. Pure scandium is obtained as a by-product of uranium refining.

Uses

Scandium metal is used in some aerospace applications. Scandum oxide (Sc2O3) is used in the manufacture of high-intensity electric lamps. Scandium iodide (ScI3) is used in lamps that produce light having a color closely matching natural sunlight.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Name Origin

Latin: Scandia, Scandinavia.

Discovery

Discovered By: Lars Nilson

Year: 1879

Location: Sweden

Atomic Mass

44,95591

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