YTTRIUM

HOW IT WAS FOUND

• Ytterby, Sweden
• By Johan Gadolin (1760-1852)
• Named after town

BASIC FACTS

• The atomic mass is 88.9095
• A sliver white metal
• Yttrium is a rare earth metal

WHAT ITS USED FOR

• Used for tv
• Specifically for the red in tv
• Used for lenses in cameras
• yttrium aluminium garnet is a gemstone (simulated diamond)

COOL FACTS

• Yttrium has been found on the moon
• When yttrium is in small pieces it becomes unstable
• In 1996 two thirds of yttrium were used for tv and computers monitors
• Rarely found in pure form

REFERENCES

• http://www.livescience.com/34564-yttrium.html
• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttrium