Scandium

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/scandium

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Scandium?1879
2. What is the element symbol?Sc
3. What is the atomic number?21
4. How was scandium discovered?In 1879, scientist Lars Fredrik Nilson found it by studying the light spectra of minerals gadolinite and euxenite and seeing new, unknown lines.
5. Why is scandium hard to get?It is found in very small amounts in ores and separating it is very complex, so only a few places can produce it.

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