Adopt an Element : Scandium There is 118 elements on the present day Periodic table. Sandium is number twenty one on the periodic table and has twenty one protons, twenty one electrons, and twenty four neutrons. “Scandium was discovered by Lars F. Nilson in 1879, in Uppsala, Sweden”(Scandium element facts).It was named scandium because the minerals it is made from are found in scandinavia. A reason I chose Scandium is because it is an element I am familiar with.I researched it during my 8th grade year. Scandium is used in bicycle frames and in the aerospace industry for their aircrafts What also makes Scandium interesting is “scandium can be used in sport equipment, and bicycle frames. It also has a high melting point allowing for use
