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Copper vs Yttrium

Copper
Yttrium
Yttrium vs Copper


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cu  
Y  
Group Number
11  
7
3  
15
Period Number
4  
5  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440655  
25
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Johan Gadolin  
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1794  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
18
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
21
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
22
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
25
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
26
In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.07 p.p.m.  
30
Physical
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
1,523.00 °C  
27
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
3,337.00 °C  
22
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Copper  
Silvery White  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
4.00  
11
Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
589.00 MPa  
26
Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
590.00 MPa  
29
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
3,300.00 m/s  
34
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.90  
18
Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
83.00 %  
6
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cu  
Y  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29  
10
19  
20
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.22  
39
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
0.65  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.11  
30
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.22  
38
Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.12  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.78  
16
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
19
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
7,430.00 kJ/mol  
22
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,970.00 kJ/mol  
23
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
11,190.00 kJ/mol  
18
8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
12,450.00 kJ/mol  
18
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
14,110.00 kJ/mol  
19
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
18,400.00 kJ/mol  
17
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
19,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
36,090.00 kJ/mol  
25
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
3.10 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
29  
99+
39  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Kr] 4d1 5s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
29  
99+
39  
99+
Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
50  
99+
Number of Electrons
29  
99+
39  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
190.00 pm  
18
Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
88.91 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nickel
  
Strontium
  
Next Element
Zinc
  
Zirconium
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
48.00 (-eV)  
31
Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
364.74 pm  
34
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.57  
39
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
4.47 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
4.24 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
160.00 MPa  
22
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
18
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
4.27 (Pa)  
10
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
25.60 GPa  
37
Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
41.20 GPa  
35
Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
63.50 GPa  
34
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.24  
26
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
4.47  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
18
Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
596.00 nΩ·m  
8
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
29.60 kJ/mol  
36
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
26.53 J/mol·K  
35
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
17.20 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
1,799.00 K  
31
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
10.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
393.00 kJ/mol  
25
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
17.15 kJ/mol  
16
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
418.00 kJ/mol  
23
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
44.40 J/mol.K  
99+
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