All chemical elements

Symbol

Sc

Atomic number

21

Chemical property

Transition metal

Origin o the name

Scandia, the Latin name for Scandinavia

Group

3

Period

4

Atomic weight (u)

44.955908

Atomic weight uncertainty (u)

0.000005

Density (g/cm³)

2.989

Melting point (K)

1814

Boiling point (K)

3109

Heat capacity (J/(g·K))

0.568

Electro-negativity

1.36

Abundance in earth's crust (mg/kg)

22