Periodic Table

Scandium

Atomic Number: 21

 
Overview
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Atomic Mass

44.9559

Density

2.985

g/cckg/m3lb/in3
Thermal Properties

Thermal Properties

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Melting Point

1539°C

K°C°F°R

Boiling Point

2832°C

K°C°F°R

Critical Pressure

The critical pressure has not been determined for Scandium

Critical Temperature

The critical temperature has not been determined for Scandium

Heat of Fusion

16 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Heat of Vaporization

318 kJ/mol

kJ/molcal/mol

Specific Heat

567 J/kg·K

J/kg·K

Thermal Conductivity

16 W/m·K

W/m·K
Electon Configuration

Electron Structure

[Ar] 3d1 4s2

Shell Arrangement

KLMNOPQ
2892000
LevelS OrbitalP OrbitalD OrbitalF Orbital
Level 1
Level 2
History

Year Discovered

1879

Isotopes
IsotopeCommon NameSymbolMassStatusAbundanceHalf-lifeDecay modeDecay EnergyNuclear SpinMagnetic Moment

21

Sc

45

ScandiumSc45Stable100-----

Isotopic mass data for stable isotopes is from:
G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1993, 565, 1-65
and
G. Audi, A.H.Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1995, 595 409-480.

Natural abundance data is from:
K.J.R. Rosman, P.D.P. Taylor in Pure Appplied Chemistry, 1999, 71, 1593-1607.

 

Occurance
In the Universe0.000003%
In the Sun0.000004%
In Meteorites0.00064%
In the Earth's Crust0.0026%
In Seawater1.5E-10%
In the Human Body0%
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