Yttrium (Y)
Element number 39, from the transition metals family.
Yttrium facts
- Symbol
- Y
- Atomic number
- 39
- Atomic mass
- 88.906
- Family
- Transition metals
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 3
What does yttrium react with?
Yttrium makes a new substance with 12 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Yttrium + HydrogenYttrium hydride Y + H₂ → YH₂ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + NitrogenYttrium nitride 2Y + N₂ → 2YN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Yttrium + OxygenYttrium oxide 4Y + 3O₂ → 2Y₂O₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + FluorineYttrium fluoride 2Y + 3F₂ → 2YF₃ · At room temperature · Try it
- Yttrium + SulfurYttrium sulfide 2Y + 3S → Y₂S₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + ChlorineYttrium chloride 2Y + 3Cl₂ → 2YCl₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + SeleniumYttrium selenide 2Y + 3Se → Y₂Se₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + BromineYttrium bromide 2Y + 3Br₂ → 2YBr₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + TelluriumYttrium telluride 2Y + 3Te → Y₂Te₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + IodineYttrium iodide 2Y + 3I₂ → 2YI₃ · When heated · Try it
- Yttrium + WaterYttrium hydroxide + hydrogen gas 2Y + 6H₂O → 2Y(OH)₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
- Yttrium + Hydrochloric AcidYttrium chloride + hydrogen gas 2Y + 6HCl → 2YCl₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 73 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 13 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.