The basic knowledge about Scandium

 

Symbol: Sc
Atomic mass: 44.95591 amu
Atomic number: 21
Melting Point: 2802.2 *F
Boiling Point: 5129.6 *F
Number of Protons/Electrons: 21
Number of Neutrons: 24
Density in natural state: 2.989 g/cm3
Oxidation States: Sc11, Sc111
Obtained From: minerals (thortveitile, wiilite)
Polarizability: 17.8 A^3
Classifications: transition Metal
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal close package
Appearance: Scandium is silvery-white soft metal, and upon the exposure to the air it
turns to a yellowish or pink color.


Uses:

 Scandium is used in baseball bats.   ``What scandium brings to the sporting goods
arena is increased strength and durability, plasticity and fatigue resistance,'' said Stephen
Meldrum of Ashurst Technology Limited, which helped develop the bat.
 Scandium iodide is added to mercury vapour lamps to produce a highly efficent
light source resembling sunlight, which is important for indoor and night-time colour TV
transmission.  The facts that scandium is as light as aluminium, resistance to corrosion,
and has a very high melting point has attracted the attention of space missle designers.

Biological role:

 Scandium doesn’t really have a biological role, but is a suspected to be carcinogen.  A
carcinogen is a cancer causing substance or agent. 

Dollar Dollar bills ya'll

For 100 grams of Scandium it cost 1400$.
Talk about mad money!!


Caution section:
 When scandium metal is in powder form it becomes a FIRE  hazard.  Most of the
compounds involving scandium are rarely handled by people.  If the compound is not
labeled as a hazard, caution should still take place.  Scandium compounds should be
regarded as TOXIC and as carcinogenic.  Carcinogenic mean that it is a cancer causing
substance or agent.