Y	Z =  39	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Yttrium
			From the Swedish "Ytterby", meaning "outer village"
(AM) Atomic Mass	88.90585  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	3337  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1523  °C
(ρ) Density	4.457  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.3	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.62  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.298  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Kr]  4d1  5s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	615.57  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	365  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	11.42  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1794	♦	Location of Discovery	Finland
(E°) Standard Potential	Y3+⇔ Y (-2.372 V)
Stable isotopes	89Y
Discovered/Synthesized by	Johan Gadolin
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Phosphors in color tvs, lasers, furnace bricks, high-temperature superconductors
Other Info	Named after the small Swedish town of Ytterby
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