Basic Information
Name:yttrium
Symbol:Y
Classification: Yttrium is a transition metal & rare earth
color:silvery-white
Atomic weight : 88.9059
state: solid
Melting Point: 1525 oC, 1798 K
Boiling Point:3340 oC, 3613 K
Shells:2,8,18,9,2
Electron configuration:[Kr] 4d1 5s2
Density @ 20oC: 4.47 g/cm3
Atomic volume:19.8 cm3/mol
Structure: hcp: hexagonal close packed
hardness: