| Scandium | |
| Elemental State | Sc |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1 |
| First Ionization Potential | 6.562 eV |
| Electron Affinity | 0.188 eV |
| Z* | 4.632 (Clementi-Raimondi) |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 1.36 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.44 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.64 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 0.885 Å Sc3+ coordination number
= 6
1.010 Å Sc3+ coordination number = 8 |
| van der Waal's Radius | |
| Melting Point | 1541 oC |
| Boiling Point | 2836 oC |
| Density | 2.989 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |