Yttrium: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>David Yamakuchi m (New page: {{subpages}} {{Basic elemental info}}) |
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
{{Basic elemental info}} | {{Basic elemental info}} | ||
It has some applications in nuclear power reactors, especially those whose weight must be minimized. <ref name=RD-Declass>{{citation | |||
| title = Restricted Data Declassification Decisions, 1946 to the Present | |||
| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Energy]] | |||
| id = RDD-8 | |||
| date = 1 January 2002 | |||
| url = http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/rdd-8.pdf}}, pp. 34 and 133 </ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
Revision as of 11:51, 18 December 2009
Yttrium is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Y.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 39. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 88.90585(2), and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.
Yttrium is considered to be a member of the "Transition metal" class of elements, has a boiling point of 3345 °C , and a melting point of 1,522 °C .
It has some applications in nuclear power reactors, especially those whose weight must be minimized. [1]
References
- ↑ Restricted Data Declassification Decisions, 1946 to the Present, U.S. Department of Energy, 1 January 2002, RDD-8, pp. 34 and 133