Scandium (Noun)
Meaning
A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Scandium is a silvery-white transition metal that is used in some high-temperature alloys.
- The element scandium was discovered in 1879 by Lars Fredrik Nilson, a Swedish chemist.
- Scandium is a relatively rare element, making up only about 0.002 ppm of the Earth's crust.
- Thortveitite, a mineral found in Norway, is one of the few naturally occurring sources of scandium.
- Aluminum-scandium alloys are used in some aerospace applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio.