Scandium is a chemical element with the symbol Sc and atomic number 21.
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10 Facts About Scandium
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Scandium is present in most of the deposits of rare-earth and uranium compounds, but it is extracted from these ores in only a few mines worldwide.
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Scandium is only the 50th most common element on Earth, but it is the 23rd most common element in the Sun.
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Scandium-stabilized zirconia enjoys a growing market demand for use as a high-efficiency electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells.
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Scandium chemistry is almost completely dominated by the trivalent ion, Sc.
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Scandium triflate is sometimes used as a Lewis acid catalyst in organic chemistry.
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Scandium hydride is not well understood, although it appears not to be a saline hydride of Sc.
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Scandium named the element scandium, from the Latin Scandia meaning "Scandinavia".
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Scandium triflate is a catalytic Lewis acid used in organic chemistry.
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Scandium appears to be handled by the body in a manner similar to gallium, its full d-block counterpart, with similar hazards involving its poorly soluble hydroxide.
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