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Yttrium

39 Y

Yttrium

Transition metal period 5 group 3 d-block discovered: 1794

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
39
Atomic mass
88.90584 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s2 4d1
Electronegativity
1.22 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
219 pm
Ionization energy
6.217 eV
Electron affinity
0.307 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1795 K (1 521,85 °C)
Boiling point
3618 K (3 344,85 °C)
Density
4.47 g/cm³