I-Scandium oxide, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-scandate, idla ngokuba ngumgubo omhlophe okanye omhlophe. I-crystalline eqinile enokuthi yenze iindidi ze-crystal structures, eyona nto ixhaphake kakhulu yi-cubic structure. Kwimo yayo ecocekileyo, i-scandium oxide isoloko isetyenziswa kwi-ceramics, i-phosphors, kunye ne-catalyst yeendlela ezahlukeneyo zeekhemikhali. Xa ibonakaliswe emoyeni, ifunxa ukufuma, enokuthi iyichaphazele kancinane inkangeleko yayo.
I-Scandium oxide (Sc2O3) ithathwa njengenganyibilikiyo emanzini. Ayinyibiliki emanzini okanye kwizinyibilikisi ezininzi eziphilayo. Nangona kunjalo, inokusabela ngeeasidi ezinamandla kunye neziseko zokwenza i-soluble scandium salts. Ngokomzekelo, xa iphathwa nge-hydrochloric acid, i-scandium oxide inokunyibilika ukuze yenze i-scadium chloride. Isishwankathelo, ngelixa i-scandium oxide inganyibiliki emanzini, inokunyibilika kwisisombululo esithile se-acidic okanye i-alkaline.