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39 transition metal Generated with AI
Yttrium
Symbol Y
Atomic Mass 88.905842
Yttrium is a chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and it has often been classified as a “rare earth element”. Yttrium is almost always found combined with the lanthanides in rare earth minerals and is never found in nature as a free element.
Properties
- Phase: Solid
- Density: 4.472 g/cm³
- Melting Point: 1799 K
- Boiling Point: 3203 K