Scandium

Properties of scandium atoms

The electron affinity of scandium is 18.1  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of scandium.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with scandium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ar].3d¹.4s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.9.2
• Term symbol:   ²D_3/2

A schematic representation of the shell structure of scandium - not what the atom of scandium "looks like".

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