Discovery of scandium

Scandium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sc and atomic number 21. It is a silvery-white metallic element found in the d-block of the periodic table. Usually, it is classified as a rare-earth element, together with yttrium and the lanthanides.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of scandium and Discovery of samarium happened in the same year
• Discovery of scandium and Discovery of thulium happened in the same year
• Discovery of scandium happened 1 year before Discovery of gadolinium
• Discovery of scandium happened 1 year after Discovery of holmium
• Discovery of scandium happened 1 year after Discovery of ytterbium

Timeline

1. Discovery of holmium1878
2. Discovery of ytterbium1878
3. Discovery of samarium1879
4. Discovery of scandium (this page)1879
5. Discovery of thulium1879
6. Discovery of gadolinium1880

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777