Chemical Symbol Y (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Y element?

The answer is Yttrium, whose symbol is Y, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Yttrium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Y (Yttrium)

Uses

Combined with europium to make red phosphors for color TV's. Yttrium oxide and iron oxide combine to form a crystal garnet used in radar.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

Silvery, ductile, fairly reactive metal.

Name Origin

From the Swedish village, Ytterby, where one of its minerals was first found.

Sources

Found in minerals such as monazite, xenotime, and yttria.

Atomic Number

39

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

88,90585

Discovery

Discovered By: Johann Gadolin

Year: 1789

Location: Finland

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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