Difference between revisions of "Yttrium"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
ILoveGod66 (talk | contribs) m (added info. about los alamos) |
(link) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
| obtained=Monazite sand | | obtained=Monazite sand | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Yttrium''' is a stable silvery-colored metal. It occurs in nearly all rare | + | '''Yttrium''' is a stable silvery-colored metal. It occurs in nearly all [[rare earth metals]], and was found in high relatively [[concentration]]s in [[moon|lunar]] rock samples. Its largest use is to give the red color in television tubes, and it is often used as an additive in other metal [[alloy]]s.<ref>[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/39.html Yttrium], [[Los Alamos]] National Labs.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
[[Category:Elements]] | [[Category:Elements]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Metals]] | ||
| + | {{Periodic table}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:40, December 7, 2018
Yttrium is a stable silvery-colored metal. It occurs in nearly all rare earth metals, and was found in high relatively concentrations in lunar rock samples. Its largest use is to give the red color in television tubes, and it is often used as an additive in other metal alloys.[1]
| Yttrium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Y |
| Atomic number | 39 |
| Classification | Metal |
| Atomic mass | 88.905 |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1794 |
| Name of discoverer | Gadolin |
| Name origin | Ytterby Quary |
| Uses | Color television tubes |
| Obtained from | Monazite sand |
References
- â Yttrium, Los Alamos National Labs.