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Iridium vs Yttrium


Yttrium vs Iridium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ir  
Y  

Group Number
9  
9
3  
15

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439885  
99+
7440655  
25

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Johan Gadolin  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1794  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
21

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
26

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.07 p.p.m.  
30

Physical

Melting Point
2,410.00 °C  
7
1,523.00 °C  
27

Boiling Point
4,527.00 °C  
10
3,337.00 °C  
22

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
1,670.00 MPa  
5
589.00 MPa  
26

Vickers Hardness
1,760.00 MPa  
8
590.00 MPa  
29

Speed of Sound
4,825.00 m/s  
17
3,300.00 m/s  
34

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
78.00 %  
8
83.00 %  
6

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ir  
Y  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
19  
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.22  
39

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.65  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.22  
38

Allen Electronegativity
1.68  
20
1.12  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.78  
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
9
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
19

5th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8
7,430.00 kJ/mol  
22

6th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25
8,970.00 kJ/mol  
23

7th Energy level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
11,190.00 kJ/mol  
18

8th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
12,450.00 kJ/mol  
18

9th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
14,110.00 kJ/mol  
19

10th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23
18,400.00 kJ/mol  
17

11th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20
19,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

12th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40
36,090.00 kJ/mol  
25

13th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
33

15th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
60,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

17th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
26
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
24
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
14
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
37
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
12
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
5
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
9
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
3.10 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
77  
39
39  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  
[Kr] 4d1 5s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
39  
99+

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
50  
99+

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
39  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
192.22 amu  
34
88.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Osmium
  
Strontium
  

Next Element
Platinum
  
Zirconium
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
48.00 (-eV)  
31

Lattice Constant
383.90 pm  
29
364.74 pm  
34

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.57  
39

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.56 g/cm3  
10
4.47 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.00 g/cm3  
13
4.24 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
2,000.00 MPa  
2
160.00 MPa  
22

Viscosity
0.00  
21
0.00  
18

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
34

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
26
4.27 (Pa)  
10

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
210.00 GPa  
2
25.60 GPa  
37

Bulk Modulus
320.00 GPa  
3
41.20 GPa  
35

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
63.50 GPa  
34

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.24  
26

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.78  
12
4.47  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
18

Susceptibility
0.00  
5
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+
596.00 nΩ·m  
8

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
151.00 kJ/mol  
4
29.60 kJ/mol  
36

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18

Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
26.53 J/mol·K  
35

Thermal Conductivity
147.00 W/m·K  
10
17.20 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,719.00 K  
8
1,799.00 K  
31

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
393.00 kJ/mol  
25

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
17.15 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
418.00 kJ/mol  
23

Standard Molar Entropy
35.50 J/mol.K  
99+
44.40 J/mol.K  
99+

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