yttrium
Silvery transition metal
Yttrium is a silvery metallic element used in various alloys and compounds.
It appears in LED lights, camera lenses, and superconductors.
In medicine, radioactive yttrium treats certain cancers.
The element belongs to the rare earth group, though it's more abundant than lead in the Earth's crust.
Occurring at intervals
- transitionChange from one state
- scandiumElement twenty-one
- zirconiumElement number forty
- lanthanidesF-block metallic element series
atomic · neutrons · protons · electrons · oxidation · reactivity · isotopes · discovery
Substances emitting stored light
- LEDsSemiconductor light sources
- lasersAmplified coherent light sources
- superconductorsZero-resistance current carriers
- garnetsRed silicate minerals
ceramics · semiconductors · capacitors · fluorescent · television · radar · microwave · sputtering
periodic
Occurring at intervals
- transitionChange from one state
- scandiumElement twenty-one
- zirconiumElement number forty
lanthanides · atomic · neutrons · protons · electrons · oxidation · reactivity · isotopes · discovery
phosphors
Substances emitting stored light
- LEDsSemiconductor light sources
- lasersAmplified coherent light sources
- superconductorsZero-resistance current carriers
garnets · ceramics · semiconductors · capacitors · fluorescent · television · radar · microwave · sputtering · thermoelectric
silvery
Pale metallic sheen
malleability · conductor · corrosion · thermal · electrical · casting · smelting · tensile · oxidation · plating
scarce
In short supply
mineral · valuable · extraction · mining · ore · dispersed · trace · concentrated · deposit · refinement
- elementsoxygen, hydrogen, carbon, helium, nitrogen
- metalsaluminum, steel, copper, iron, gold
- Y wordsyacht, yahoo, yak, yam, yang
- Transition Metalsscandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese
- catalystsenzyme, catalyst, active site, platinum, coenzyme
- rare earth mineralscerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium