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: