Yttrium (Y)
A fascinating transition metal element.
Yttrium is element 39 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 39
- Symbol
- Y
- Atomic mass
- 88.906 u
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 3
- Block
- d
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d1 5s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.22
- Density
- 4.472 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1522 °C
- Boiling point
- 3338 °C