Scandium is a chemical element with the symbol Sc and atomic number 21.


It is a silvery-white metallic d-block element. Historically, it has been classified as a rare-earth element. Scandium is present in most of the deposits of rare-earth and uranium compounds, but it is extracted from these ores in only a few mines worldwide.


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