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Dubnium vs Yttrium


Yttrium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Y  

Group Number
5  
13
3  
15

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440655  
25

Space Group Name
Not Available  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Johan Gadolin  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1794  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
7 * 10-7 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.0000001 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
25

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
NA  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
26

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
0.07 p.p.m.  
25

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available  
1,523.00 °C  
27

Boiling Point
Not Available  
3,337.00 °C  
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
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
Db  
Y  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
19  
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.22  
38

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.65  
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.11  
29

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.12  
38

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
2.78  
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
38
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
10

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
39
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
Not Available  
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
3.10 eV  
35

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
105  
13
39  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[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
105  
13
39  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
50  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
39  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
39
180.00 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
35
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
200.00 pm  
28

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
88.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
19.80 cm3/mol  
21

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Strontium
  

Next Element
Zirconium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
48.00 (-eV)  
30

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
364.74 pm  
31

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.57  
16

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
4.47 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
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
Not Available  
41.20 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
63.50 GPa  
32

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.24  
26

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
4.47  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
Not Available  
596.00 nΩ·m  
8

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
29.60 kJ/mol  
30

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
26.53 J/mol·K  
27

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
17.20 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
10.60 µm/(m·K)  
37

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
393.00 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
17.15 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
418.00 kJ/mol  
18

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
44.40 J/mol.K  
33

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