Symbol
Y
Sn
Group Number
314
0
17
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Period Number
55
2
7
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Block
d block
p block
Element Family
Transition Metal
Post-Transition
CAS Number
74406557440315
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
P63/mmc
I41/amd
Space Group Number
194.00141.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
- Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
- In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
- Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin
-
Discovery
In 1794
Before 3500 BC
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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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.
- Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
-
Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Medical Uses
-
Dentistry
Other Uses
Alloys
-
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.38 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.1.40 p.p.m.
0
170000
👆🏻
Melting Point
1,523.00 °C231.90 °C
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C2,270.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
Luster
-
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
4.001.50
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
589.00 MPa50.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
590.00 MPa50.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
3,300.00 m/s2,730.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.902.40
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
83.00 %51.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)
β Allotropes
-
White Tin (Beta Tin)
γ Allotropes
-
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)
Chemical Formula
Y
Sn
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
1935
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.221.96
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
0.651.49
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.72
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.222.21
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.121.82
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.782.04
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol1,411.80 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol2,943.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol3,930.30 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,430.00 kJ/mol7,456.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
8,970.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
11,190.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
12,450.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
14,110.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
18,400.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
19,900.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
36,090.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol7,080.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
60,000.00 kJ/mol70,800.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
60,000.00 kJ/mol70,800.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol7,086.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
600.00 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol708.60 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr1.11 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
3.10 eV4.42 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Solubility
Atomic Number
3950
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Tetragonal (TETR)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
3950
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
5069
4
285
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Number of Electrons
3950
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
180.00 pm140.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
190.00 pm139.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm217.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
88.91 amu118.71 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol16.30 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
48.00 (-eV)83.50 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
364.74 pm583.18 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.570.68
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
4.47 g/cm37.37 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.24 g/cm36.99 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
160.00 MPa15.00 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
4.27 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
25.60 GPa18.00 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
41.20 GPa58.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
63.50 GPa50.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.240.36
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
4.477.31
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Superconductor
Resistivity
596.00 nΩ·m115.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.09 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
29.60 kJ/mol107.30 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)0.23 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
26.53 J/mol·K27.11 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
17.20 W/m·K66.80 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,799.00 K505.00 K
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
10.60 µm/(m·K)22.00 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
393.00 kJ/mol290.40 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.15 kJ/mol7.03 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Atomization
418.00 kJ/mol301.30 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
44.40 J/mol.K51.20 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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