Yttrium


 * Element Name:** Yttrium


 * Element Symbol:** Y


 * Atomic Mass:** 90[[image:Yttrium_Arielle.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:Yttrium.gif width="288" height="216" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 39


 * Protons**: 39


 * Electrons:** 39


 * Discovery**: Discoverd by Carl Axel Arrhenius in 1787


 * How It Was Named:** When Sciencetist Arrhenius discovered the Yttrium, he discovered it in a village in Sweeden. He named the mineral Yttrium after the Sweedish word //Ytterbite// which means village in Sweedish.


 * State Of Matter:** Yttrium is a Solid.


 * Melting Point:** 1526°C


 * Boiling Point:** 3336°C


 * Characteristics:**
 * Color is Slivery White
 * Yttrium has a soft texture
 * It is a soft metal
 * Yttrium is the first D-block element in 5th period in the Peroidic table
 * Characterized as a rare earth element.


 * Uses of Element:**
 * Laser technologies
 * CDs
 * LEDs
 * Used in Glass to make it stronger and tougher


 * Interesting Facts:**
 * Yttrium is in moon rocks from the moon
 * Yttrium is used in some drugs and in intense cancer treatments
 * Yttrium can be toxic
 * In experiments on animals,Yttrium caused lung and liver damage to the animals

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