Scandium (Sc) Fun Facts
"The Alloy Ace, a rare hero who makes other metals super-strong, the secret weapon of fighter jets."
The true essence of Scandium (Sc) on the molecular frontier.
A soft, silvery-white metallic element.
High-end, lightweight bicycle frames.
A valuable and rare resource in many space-based video games like 'Elite Dangerous'.
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The existence and properties of scandium were predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev five years before it was actually discovered; he called it 'ekaboron'.
Adding a small amount of scandium to aluminium creates an alloy that is exceptionally strong and lightweight, used in fighter jets and high-end bicycle frames.
Scandium is more abundant in the Moon's crust than it is on Earth.
The bright, white light in stadium lamps often comes from scandium iodide being added to mercury-vapor lamps.
It is named after Scandinavia, as the chemist who discovered it, Lars Fredrik Nilson, was Swedish.