Symbol	Sc	Atomic radius: pm	161	Fusion: kJ/Mole	14.10
Name	Scandium	Ionic radius: pm	(+3)75	Boiling point: °C	2836
Atomic number	21	Electron affinity	0.19	Melting point: °C	1541
Atomic weight	44.96	1st  ion potential	6.56	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.57
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.16
Configuration	[Ar]3d14s2	Crystal structure	Hex	Electrical Cond	0.0177
Oxidation states	3	Density	2.99	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	22
Electronegativity	1.36	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	305.0
Dimitri Mendeleev predicted the existence of scandium in 1871 as ekaboron.  Lars Fredrik Nolson discovered its oxide, scandia, in 1879, and Per Teodor Cleve identified scandium in 1879 with the hypothetical ekaboron.			Uses - component of alloys used to make metallic baseball bats, isotope tracing in crude oil analysis