21

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Scandium

44.956

Transition Metal
Solid

Discovery

Nilson, Lars Fredrik (1879)

Etymology

Latin

Meaning

Scandinavia

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Hexagonal close-packed

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1539.0 °C

1812.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1484.0 °C

1757.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

3.00 g/cm3

Electronegativity

1.36