Scandium Sc
Scandium is the 21 element in periodic table situated in 4 period.| Symbol | Sc |
| Number | 21 |
| Atomic weight | 44.9559080 |
| Latin name | Scandium |
| English name | Scandium |
Electronic configuration of of Scandium
Sc: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d1
Short notation:
Sc: [Ar]4s2 3d1
Same electronic configuration has an atom of Scandium and V+2, Mn+4, Fe+5
The order of filling the shells with electrons of Scandium (Sc): 1s → 2s → 2p → 3s → 3p → 4s → 3d → 4p → 5s → 4d → 5p → 6s → 4f → 5d → 6p → 7s → 5f → 6d → 7p.
On the sub level ‘s’ there might be 2 electrons at most, on ‘p’ - up to 6, on ‘d’ - up to 10 and up to 14 on ‘f’
Scandium has 21 electrons, let's fill electronic layers in described order:
2 electrons on 1s-sub level
2 electrons on 2s-sub level
6 electrons on 2p-sub level
2 electrons on 3s-sub level
6 electrons on 3p-sub level
2 electrons on 4s-sub level
1 electron on 3d-sub level
Oxidation state of Scandium
Atoms of Scandium in compounds have an oxidation state of 3, 2, 1.
The oxidation state is the conditional charge of an atom in a compound: the bond in a molecule between atoms is based on the sharing of electrons, thus, if the atom’s charge virtually increases, then the oxidation state is negative (electrons carry a negative charge), if the charge decreases, then the oxidation state is positive.
Ions of Scandium
Valence of Sc
Atoms of Scandium in compounds have valence III, II, I.
Valence of Scandium is an ability of an atom Sc to build chemical bounds. The valence is based on electronic configuration of atom: electrons participated in chemical bounds are known as valence electrons. In general the valence is:
The number of possible chemical bounds with other atoms
The valence has no sign.
Quantum numbers Sc
Quantum numbers are defined by the last electron in configuration, for an atom Sc these numbers are N = 3, L = 2, Ml = -2, Ms = +½
Filling an electronic configuration (gif):
Result:
Ionization energy
The closer the electron is to the center of the atom, the more energy is needed to tear it off. The energy spent on removing an electron from an atom is called ionization energy and is designated Eo. Unless otherwise stated, the ionization energy is the energy of removal of the first electron, and there are also ionization energies for each subsequent electron.
Ionization energy of Sc:
Eo = 633 kJ/mol
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