Yttrium
Y88.90584 g/mol Calculated
Also called ytrio.
The element in the phosphor that made red glow on a colour television tube, and in the garnet crystals of solid-state lasers. Element 39.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Y
- Molecular weight
- 88.90584 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02) and Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H228, H250, H302, H312, H332, H413
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, Irritant, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
Questions
- What is Yttrium?
- The element in the phosphor that made red glow on a colour television tube, and in the garnet crystals of solid-state lasers. Element 39.
- How toxic is Yttrium?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable and Irritant. from source
- What kind of molecule is Yttrium?
- Yttrium has the formula Y and a molecular weight of 88.906 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09