SCANDIUM

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Name: Scandium
• Symbol: Sc
• Physical State: Solid
• Color: Silvery-White

HISTORY

• Lars Fredrik Nilson discovered Sc
• It was discovered in Scandinavia in 1879
• It was named after Scandinavia.

USES

• Baseball bats
• Lacrosse sticks
• Bicycles
• Metal halide lamps
• Aerospace industry components

OTHER FACTS

• Atomic Number: 21
• Group: 3B
• Period: 4
• Transition Metal
• Magnetic: Paramagnetic

YTTRIUM

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Name: Yttrium
• Symbol: Y
• Physical State: Solid
• Color: Silvery-Metallic

HISTORY

• Johan Gadolin discovered Yttrium.
• It was discovered in 1789 in Ytterby, Sweden.
• It was named after the town of Ytterby.

USES

• Used in the production of synthetic garnets.
• Reduce the grain sizes of Cr, Tí, Zr, and Mo.
• Deoxidize vanadium and other non-ferrous metals.

OTHER FACTS

• Atomic Number: 39
• Group: 3B
• Period: 5
• Transition Metal
• Magnetic: Paramagnetic