Chemicals and Drugs

Scandium

An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sc, atomic number 21, and atomic weight 45.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sc, atomic number 21, and atomic weight 45.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Sc
Molecular Weight
44.95591 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-20-2
IUPAC Name
scandium
InChIKey
SIXSYDAISGFNSX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Sc]
MeSH Unique ID
D012538
Source
PubChem CID 23952

MeSH Record

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.268w.558w.800w
  2. D01w.268w.956w.827w
  3. D01w.552w.550w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scandium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012538. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012538
  2. Scandium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandium
  3. Scandium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713
  4. Scandium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23952. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23952