Properties of Yttrium and Beryllium
Melting Point
1,523.00 °C
  
27
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C
  
21
2,970.00 °C
  
32
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,300.00 m/s
  
23
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Y
  
Be
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
2nd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
3rd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
4.47 g/cm3
  
99+
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.24 g/cm3
  
99+
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Y
  
Be
  
Period Number
5
  
2
  
Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol
  
21
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
  
[He] 2s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
48.00 (-eV)
  
30
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
Electron Affinity
29.60 kJ/mol
  
30
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)
  
18
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
Thermal Conductivity
17.20 W/m·K
  
99+
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.53 J/mol·K
  
27
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
10.60 µm/(m·K)
  
37
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
44.40 J/mol.K
  
33
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
393.00 kJ/mol
  
18
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.15 kJ/mol
  
16
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
418.00 kJ/mol
  
18
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30