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Indium Yttrium Comparison


Yttrium Indium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
In   
Y   

Group Number
13   
5
3   
15

Period Number
5   
5   

Block
p block   
d block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440746   
17
7440655   
25

Space Group Name
I4/mmm   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
139.00   
8
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  
  • 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   

Medical Uses
Medical Research   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
26

In Bone
Not Available   
0.07 p.p.m.   
25

Physical Properties

Melting Point
156.61 °C   
99+
1,523.00 °C   
27

Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C   
99+
3,337.00 °C   
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Lustrous   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20   
20
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa   
99+
589.00 MPa   
22

Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s   
99+
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
In   
Y   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
19   
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.78   
16
1.22   
38

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14   
8
0.65   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.49   
13
1.11   
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.76   
10
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.66   
18
1.12   
38

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.22   
38
2.78   
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18
1,180.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39
1,980.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17
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
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.11 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.12 eV   
24
3.10 eV   
35

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
49   
99+
39   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   
[Kr] 4d1 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
49   
99+
39   
99+

Number of Neutrons
66   
99+
50   
99+

Number of Electrons
49   
99+
39   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
167.00 pm   
24
180.00 pm   
14

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm   
99+
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm   
31
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
114.82 amu   
99+
88.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol   
33
19.80 cm3/mol   
21

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cadmium
  
Strontium
  

Next Element
Tin
  
Zirconium
  

Valence Electron Potential
54.00 (-eV)   
25
48.00 (-eV)   
30

Lattice Constant
325.23 pm   
99+
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
7.31 g/cm3   
99+
4.47 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm3   
33
4.24 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa   
21
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)   
11
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
11.00 GPa   
99+
63.50 GPa   
32

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.24   
26

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31   
99+
4.47   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
83.70 nΩ·m   
34
596.00 nΩ·m   
8

Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol   
31
29.60 kJ/mol   
30

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K   
25
26.53 J/mol·K   
27

Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K   
21
17.20 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9
10.60 µm/(m·K)   
37

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol   
40
393.00 kJ/mol   
18

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K   
22
44.40 J/mol.K   
33

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