yttrium

• Formula: Y
• Molecular weight: 88.90585
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Y Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VWQVUPCCIRVNHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-65-5
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to Y⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Feigerle, Herman, et al., 1981
Feigerle, C.S.; Herman, Z.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Sc- and Y-: A Determination of the Order of Electron Filling in Transition Metal Anions, J. Electron Spectros. Rel. Phenom., 1981, 23, 3, 441, https://doi.org/10.1016/0368-2048(81)85050-5 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Gupta, Nappi, et al., 1981
Gupta, S.K.; Nappi, B.M.; Gingerich, K.A., Mass spectrometric study of the stabilities of the gaseous molecules Pt₂ and PtY, Inorg. Chem., 1981, 20, 966. [all data]

Rauh and Ackermann, 1979
Rauh, E.G.; Ackermann, R.J., The first ionization potentials of the transition metals, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 70, 1004. [all data]

Haque and Gingerich, 1979
Haque, R.; Gingerich, K.A., Investigation of the thermodynamic stabilities of the gaseous molecules RhScC, RhScC₂ RhYC₂ by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1979, 985. [all data]

Fries and Cater, 1978
Fries, J.A.; Cater, E.D., Vaporization, thermodynamics, and dissociation energy of gadolinium monosulfide: Systematics of vaporization of the rare earth monosulfides, J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 68, 3978. [all data]

Steiger and Cater, 1975
Steiger, R.A.; Cater, E.D., Vaporization, thermodynamics, and dissociation energy of yttrium monosulfide, High Temp. Sci., 1975, 7, 204. [all data]

Rauh and Ackermann, 1974
Rauh, E.G.; Ackermann, R.J., First ionization potentials of some refractory oxide vapors, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 1396. [all data]

Liu and Wahlbeck, 1974
Liu, M.B.; Wahlbeck, P.G., Knudsen effusion and mass spectrometric studies of the vaporization of Y₂O₃(s). Dissociation energy of YO(g), High Temp. Sci., 1974, 6, 179. [all data]

Garton, Reeves, et al., 1973
Garton, W.R.S.; Reeves, E.M.; Tomkins, F.S.; Ercoli, B., Rydberg Series and Autoionization Resonances in the Y I Absorption Spectrum, Proc. R. Soc. London A:, 1973, 333, 17. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy

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