Scandium is a light transition metal used in small quantities to improve certain aluminium alloys and high-intensity lamps.
Atomic number
21
Category
Transition metal
Period
4
Group
3
State
Solid
Fun facts about Scandium
It is dispersed in minerals rather than concentrated in rich ores.
Scandium-aluminium alloys can combine low mass with strength.
Its compounds commonly contain scandium in the +3 oxidation state.
Common uses of Scandium
High-performance aluminium alloys
Metal-halide lamps
Research materials
Where Scandium sits in the periodic table
Scandium is classified as a transition metal in period 4 and group 3 of the periodic table. Under the conditions represented in this reference, its state is solid.
Quick chemistry revision
For quick revision, pair the symbol Sc with atomic number 21 and the listed atomic mass 44.956. The summary, facts, and uses above keep those element properties together in one reference.