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Yttrium vs Iridium


Iridium vs Yttrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Y   
Ir   

Group Number
3   
15
9   
9

Period Number
5   
6   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440655   
25
7439885   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

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

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1794   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %   
17
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
21
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

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

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

Physical Properties

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

Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C   
21
4,527.00 °C   
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.50   
5

Brinell Hardness
589.00 MPa   
22
1,670.00 MPa   
5

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,760.00 MPa   
3

Speed of Sound
3,300.00 m/s   
23
4,825.00 m/s   
13

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
78.00 %   
6

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
Y   
Ir   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19   
20
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
2.20   
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.65   
29
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11   
29
1.55   
11

Allen Electronegativity
1.12   
38
1.68   
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
35

3rd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

5th Energy Level
7,430.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,970.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

7th Energy level
11,190.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
12,450.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
14,110.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
18,400.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
19,900.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
36,090.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
3.10 eV   
35
4.55 eV   
13

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
39   
99+
77   
39

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
39   
99+
74   
99+

Number of Neutrons
50   
99+
110   
27

Number of Electrons
39   
99+
74   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
141.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
88.91 amu   
99+
192.22 amu   
34

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol   
21
9.53 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Strontium
  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Zirconium
  
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
48.00 (-eV)   
30
140.00 (-eV)   
5

Lattice Constant
364.74 pm   
31
383.90 pm   
26

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
16
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.24 g/cm3   
99+
19.00 g/cm3   
3

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2,000.00 MPa   
2

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
32
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
4.27 (Pa)   
10
0.00 (Pa)   
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.60 GPa   
30
210.00 GPa   
2

Bulk Modulus
41.20 GPa   
30
320.00 GPa   
3

Young's Modulus
63.50 GPa   
32
528.00 GPa   
1

Poisson Ratio
0.24   
26
0.26   
22

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.47   
99+
21.78   
3

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

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

Electron Affinity
29.60 kJ/mol   
30
151.00 kJ/mol   
4

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
26.53 J/mol·K   
27
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
10.60 µm/(m·K)   
37
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
393.00 kJ/mol   
18
799.10 kJ/mol   
1

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
418.00 kJ/mol   
18
837.00 kJ/mol   
1

Standard Molar Entropy
44.40 J/mol.K   
33
35.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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