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:2D3/2
The image below is a schematic representation of the shell structure of scandium - not what the atom of scandium "looks like".
