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− | Scandium, ''[[Elements on Mars|periodic table]] Sc'', is a metal. It has | + | Scandium, ''[[Elements on Mars|periodic table]] Sc'', is a metal. It has 21 protons and its most common isotope has 24 neutrons for an atomic mass of 45. |
Scandium is rare in the Earth and Martian crusts. Production on Earth is of the order of 20 tonnes per year, mostly as an agent to improve certain aluminum alloys for aerospace. | Scandium is rare in the Earth and Martian crusts. Production on Earth is of the order of 20 tonnes per year, mostly as an agent to improve certain aluminum alloys for aerospace. |
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Scandium, periodic table Sc, is a metal. It has 21 protons and its most common isotope has 24 neutrons for an atomic mass of 45.
Scandium is rare in the Earth and Martian crusts. Production on Earth is of the order of 20 tonnes per year, mostly as an agent to improve certain aluminum alloys for aerospace.
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