Chemical Elements History and Information Yttrium

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About the chemical element Yttrium, its symbol, atomic number and weight, who discovered it and when.

The Atomic Elements and Their Uses

(Element) (Symbol) (Atomic number) (Atomic weight)

Yttrium Y 39 88.9059

Discovered by Johan Gadolin of Finland in 1794. Isolated by Carl Mosander of Sweden in 1842. Yttrium was a laboratory curiosity until recently. Now it and europium produce the red in color TV.


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