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Scandium 21
Where is scandium used--or where does it impact our everyday lives?
Used in alloys to make expensive bicycle frames
Scandium Symbol: Sc
Atomic number: 21 Atomic Mass: 44.96
Group 3 Period 4 Transition metal
Melting point: 1541 oC (2805.8 oF)
Boiling point: 2836 oC (5136.8 oF)
Reaction with air (oxygen): 4Sc + 3O2 --> 2Sc2O3
Reaction with water: 2Sc + 6H2O --> 2Sc(OH)3 + 3H2
Electron configuration: 2,8,8,3
Source: LANL.gov
Researcher: Alfie P
Scandium is present in the mineral thortveitite (ScY)2Si2O7 from Madagascar viewed during a Chemistry One field trip to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, USA
WIS Photographer
Some racing bikes have scandium alloy frames. Here Athletic Director and Math teacher, Mr. O', on his bike in the Hall of Peace
