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scandium
Summary
scandium is a chemical element[1]. scandium draws 3,541 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #83 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- scandium is credited with the discovery of Lars Fredrik Nilson[3].
- scandium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- scandium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
- Scandinavia is named after scandium[6].
- scandium is made of thortveitite[7].
- scandium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Sc][8].
- scandium's element symbol is recorded as Sc[9].
- scandium's chemical formula is recorded as Sc[10].
- scandium is a type of rare earth element[11].
- scandium is a type of light metal[12].
- scandium is part of period 4[13].
- scandium is part of group 3[14].
- scandium is part of transition metal[15].
- scandium's Commons category is recorded as Scandium[16].
- scandium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈧[17].
- scandium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1879[18].
- scandium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scandium[19].
- scandium's Commons gallery is recorded as Scandium[20].
- scandium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+21'}[21].
- scandium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.36'}[22].
- scandium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[23].
- scandium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
- scandium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
- scandium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[26].
- scandium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include rare earth element[11] and light metal[12].
Origins
Scandinavia is named after scandium[6].
Use and Application
Part of include period 4[13], a period[28]; group 3[14], a group[29]; and transition metal[15].
Influence
Things named for scandium include kangite[30], a mineral species[31] and cascandite[32], a mineral species[33].
Why It Matters
scandium draws 3,541 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #83 of 144).[2] scandium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] scandium is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for scandium include kangite[30], a mineral species[31] and cascandite[32], a mineral species[33].