Facts, uses and properties of the element scandium. Scandium is the 31 st most abundant element on Earth, according to Periodic Table, with about 22 parts per million abundance by weight in Earth ...

Scandium was a metal with remarkable properties, one of the so-called rare earths. You can find it on the periodic table, the little box with an SC on it and the number 21.

The silvery metal scandium can be made into a superconductor without having to be mixed with other substances, and this occurs at higher temperatures than for any other element.

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