Sc	Z =  21	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Scandium
			From the Latin "Scandia", meaning "Scandinavia"
(AM) Atomic Mass	44.95591  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	2832  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1539  °C
(ρ) Density	2.98  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.3	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.44  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.568  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ar]  3d1  4s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	631.01  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	332.7  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	14.1  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1791	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Sc3+⇔ Sc (-2.077 V)
Stable isotopes	45Sc
Discovered/Synthesized by	Lars Fredrik Nilson
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Aluminum alloys, racing bikes, stadium lamps, furnace bricks
Other Info	Existence was predicted by Mendeleyev before its discovery
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