Reaction of scandium with the halogens. Scandium is very reactive towards the halogens fluorine, F 2, chlorine, Cl 2 bromine, Br 2, and iodine, I 2, and burns to form the trihalides scandium (III) fluoride, ScF 3, scandium (III) chloride, ScCl 3, scandium (III) bromide, ScBr 3, and scandium (III) iodide, ScI 3 respectively.Web