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Cesium vs Yttrium


Yttrium vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs   
Y   

Group Number
1   
17
3   
15

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440462   
40
7440655   
25

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1860   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %   
24
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %   
20
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
  • Yttrium metal is used in different alloys, as it increases the strength of aluminum Magnesium alloy. It is used for radar microwave filter.
  • It is also used as a catalyst in ethene polymerisation.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
28
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
26

In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.   
26
0.07 p.p.m.   
25

Physical Properties

Melting Point
28.50 °C   
99+
1,523.00 °C   
27

Boiling Point
678.40 °C   
99+
3,337.00 °C   
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gold   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20   
25
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa   
99+
589.00 MPa   
22

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,300.00 m/s   
23

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Cs   
Y   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36   
3
19   
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79   
99+
1.22   
38

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22   
33
0.65   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.11   
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62   
26
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.66   
99+
1.12   
38

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21   
2
2.78   
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol   
99+
600.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol   
8
1,180.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol   
16
1,980.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,847.00 kJ/mol   
10

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,430.00 kJ/mol   
14

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,970.00 kJ/mol   
17

7th Energy level
Not Available   
11,190.00 kJ/mol   
18

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
12,450.00 kJ/mol   
18

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,110.00 kJ/mol   
19

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,400.00 kJ/mol   
17

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
19,900.00 kJ/mol   
18

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
36,090.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr   
3
1.11 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV   
99+
3.10 eV   
35

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
55   
99+
39   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1   
[Kr] 4d1 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
55   
99+
39   
99+

Number of Neutrons
78   
99+
50   
99+

Number of Electrons
55   
99+
39   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm   
1
180.00 pm   
14

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm   
2
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm   
2
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu   
99+
88.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol   
1
19.80 cm3/mol   
21

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)   
99+
48.00 (-eV)   
30

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm   
5
364.74 pm   
31

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
16

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3   
99+
4.47 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3   
99+
4.24 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
32

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
4.27 (Pa)   
10

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
25.60 GPa   
30

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa   
99+
41.20 GPa   
30

Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa   
99+
63.50 GPa   
32

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.24   
26

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87   
99+
4.47   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m   
17
596.00 nΩ·m   
8

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol   
25
29.60 kJ/mol   
30

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K   
4
26.53 J/mol·K   
27

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K   
36
17.20 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K   
5
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)   
1
10.60 µm/(m·K)   
37

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol   
99+
393.00 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol   
99+
17.15 kJ/mol   
16

Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol   
99+
418.00 kJ/mol   
18

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K   
3
44.40 J/mol.K   
33

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