Scandium (Sc) Powder

Scandium powder is used in a wide range of applications. It has an atomic weight of 44,956 and an atomic number of 21. It is the twenty-first element of the periodic table and the first element of the transition group in the first long period; it has the isotopes 40 Sc and 51 Sc, as well as an intermediate value isotope known as 45 Sc; all of these isotopes are produced as a result of nuclear reactions.
Scandium was discovered in 1879 by L.F. Nilson while conducting rare earth studies. It is a soft, white metal with silver tones that, when exposed to air, promotes the formation of a white nitride layer and, when exposed to water, burns, producing a flame with yellow and red tones. Scandium powder and some other scandium compounds are frequently used as catalysts in the conversion of acetic acid to acetone. It can also be used to improve the germination of vegetable seeds.