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Discovery of yttrium

Discovery of yttrium
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Yttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and has often been classified as a rare-earth element.

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Timeline

  1. Discovery of tellurium1783
  2. Discovery of strontium1787
  3. Discovery of yttrium (this page)1787
  4. Discovery of carbon1789
  5. Discovery of uranium1789
  6. Discovery of zirconium1789

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