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SCANDIUM [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A silvery-white, trivalent metallic element sparsely but widely distributed in combined form in association with the rare earth metals with which it is sometimes included.

OBS

scandium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Métal très léger voisin du groupe des lanthanides (terres rares).

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 21; masse atomique 44,96. Symbole : Sc.

OBS

scandium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Metal presente en las tierras raras, prácticamente, carece de aplicaciones. Sus principales características físicas son las siguientes: peso atómico, 44,96; densidad, 3,00; puntos de fusión y de ebullición, respectivamente, 1550º y 2750º.

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