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Sc, 21
scandium (English)
scandium, m. (French)
Scandium, n. (German)
skandij (Russian)
skandium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberSc, 21 (metal), Group: 3; 3B
Weight44.955910
In Nature
Discovered1879, by Lars Fredrik Nilson (Sweden)
Density  [kg/m3]2989 [273 K] (solid)   
Molar volume15.04 cm3
Melting Temperature1814 K   (1541 °C)   Enthalpy: 304.8 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature3104 K   (2831 °C)   Enthalpy: 15.9 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance61.0E-8 [295 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 15.8 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 10.0E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d1 4s2
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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