39

Y

Yttrium

88.905842

Basic Information

Name

Yttrium

Atomic Number

39

Appearance

Silvery white

Phase At STP

Solid

Spectrum Image

Spectrum image of Yttrium

Source

Wikipedia

Bohr Model

Static

A 2D model of Yttrium

Interactive

Descriptive Numbers

CAS Number

7440-65-5

CID Number

CID23993

DOT Number

3089

RTECS Number

RTECSZG2980000

Mendeleev Number

12

Pettifor Number

19

Space Group Number

194

Glawe Number

21

Mass

Atomic Mass

88.905842 Da

Uncertainty

0.00002

Periodic Position

X Position

3

Y Position

5

Period

5

Group

3

Classification

Block

d

Category

Transition Metal

Geochemical

Rare Earth and Similars

Goldschmidt

Lithophilic

Electrical Type

Conductive

Abundance

Urban Soil

0.0234 mg/kg

Seawater

1.3e-11 kg/L

Sun

0.0000049 mole ratio to silicon

Earth Crust

0.000033 g

Solar System

0.0000046 mole ratio to silicon

Meteorites

0.00019 %

Color

Jmol

#94FFFF

Molcas Gv

#94FFFF

CPK

#FF1493

Atomic Radius

Empirical

180

Calculated

212

Batsanov

240

Rahm

274

Uff

334.5

Mm3

271

Alvarez

275

Covalent (Single Bound)

162

Covalent (Triple Bound)

124

Covalent (Cordero)

190

Covalent (Pyykko)

163

Covalent (Pyykko Double)

130

Covalent (Pyykko Triple)

124

Mendeleev

162

C12

180

Metallic

180

Temperature

Melting/Freeze (USE)

1799 °K

Melting/Freeze (WEL)

1799 °K

Melting/Freeze (CRC)

1795 °K

Melting/Freeze (LNG)

1795 °K

Boiling/Density (USE)

3203 °K

Boiling/Density (WEL)

3609 °K

Boiling/Density (CRC)

3618 °K

Boiling/Density (LNG)

3618 °K

Boiling/Density (Zhang)

3203 °K

Superconducting Point

1.3 °K

Density

STP

4.472 kg/cm³

Solid (WEL)

4472 kg/cm³

Solid (CRC)

4470 kg/cm³

Solid (LNG)

4472 kg/cm³

Liquid (CR2)

4240 kg/cm³

Heat

Molar Volume

19.88 cm³/mol

Atomic Volume

19.8 cm³

Heat Of Fusion USE

11.5 kJ/mol

Heat Of Fusion CRC

11.4 kJ/mol

Heat Of Fusion LNG

11.42 kJ/mol

Heat Of Fusion WEL

11.4 kJ/mol

Evaporation USE

367 kJ/mol

Evaporation LNG

365 kJ/mol

Evaporation WEL

380 kJ/mol

Evaporation Zhang

363 kJ/mol

Molar Heat

26.53 J/molK

Heat Capacity USE

0.284 J/gK

Heat Capacity CRC

26.53 J/gK

Heat Capacity LNG

26.51 J/gK

Heat Capacity WEL

26.5 J/gK

Thermal Expansion

0.0000106 1/K

Adiabatic Index

N/A

Speed of Sound

Extensional

3300 m/s

Electrical Resistance

293k

596 nΩm

Magnetic Properties

Order

paramanyetic

Susceptibility

6.7e-8 m3/kg

Elasticity

Shear Modulus

25.6 GPa

Bulk Modulus

41.2 GPa

Poisson Ratio

0.243 ν

Youngs Modulus

63.5 GPa

Hardness

Brinell

200–589

Etymology

Description

It is a silvery-grey element found in the third group of the periodic table. It is found in uranium ores. Its only natural isotope is Y-89. There are 14 artificial isotopes. It is chemically similar to lanthanides. It is stable in air below 400 degrees. It was discovered by Friedrich Wohler in 1828.

Language Of Origin

Swedish

Origin Of Word

From the town of Ytterby in Sweden

Meaning

Proper noun, literal meaning "remote town"

Symbol Origin

place name

Etymological Description

It is named after yttria, the compound of yttrium (oxide). (The name yttria comes from the town of Ytterby, where the mineral gadolinite was found).

Discovery & Isolation

Observed/Predicted By

J. Gadolin

Observed/Discovery Year

1794

Discovery Location

Finland

Isolated Sample By

H. Rose

Isolated Sample Year

1843

Production & Use

Sources

It is found in minerals such as monazite, xenotime and yttria.

Uses

It is mixed with europium to produce the red phosphorus required for color televisions. Yttrium oxide and demic oxide are combined to make a garnet crystal used in radar.

Radioactivity

Half Life

Stable

Lifetime

Stable

Neutron Mass Absorption

0.0006

Neutron Cross Section

1.28

Electron Affinity

Proton Affinity

967

Electron Affinity (eV)

0.307

Electron Affinity (kJ/mol)

29.6

Electron Affinity (pauling)

1.22

Electron Affinity (allen)

6.631

Electron Affinity (ghosh)

0.1216986

Dipole Polarity

Accepted

162

Uncertainty

12

C6 GB

2600

Lattice

Constant Internal Default Radius

3.65

Constant

364.74, 364.74, 573.06

Strucutre

HEX

Angles

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

Electron & Quantum

Oxidation States

0,1,2,3

Electron Configuration

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d1

Quantum Number

I put/a

Electron Configuration Semantic

[Kr] 4d1 5s2

Shells-0

2

Shells-1

8

Shells-2

18

Shells-3

9

Shells-4

2

Ionization Energies-0

600

Ionization Energies-1

1180

Ionization Energies-2

1980

Ionization Energies-3

5847

Ionization Energies-4

7430

Ionization Energies-5

8970

Ionization Energies-6

11190

Ionization Energies-7

12450

Ionization Energies-8

14110

Ionization Energies-9

18400

Ionization Energies-10

19900

Ionization Energies-11

36090

List of Compounds

1-10 of 42 compounds

FormulaNames
Yyttrium

yttrium metal

AsY

yttrium arsenide

YBr3

yttrium(III)bromide

tribromoyttrium

YC2

yttrium carbide

yttrium carbide (1:2)

yttrium dicarbide

YCl3

yttrium chloride

trichloroyttrium

yttrium chloride anhydrous

yttrium trichloride

YF3

yttrium fluoride

trifluoroyttrium

yttrium fluoride (1:3)

yttrium trifluoride

YI3

yttrium(III)iodide

triiodoyttrium

Y2O3

yttrium oxide

diyttrium trioxide

yttria

yttrium(3+) oxide

PY

yttrium phosphide

YB6

yttrium boride


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