Electronic configuration of yttrium

39Y
Yttrium
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
Full: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d1 5s2

Electrons in each shell

2K shell8L shell18M shell9N shell2O shell

Yttrium has 39 electrons arranged as 2, 8, 18, 9, 2 across 5 shells, which is why it sits in period 5.

How to write it

Start from the previous noble gas core, written in square brackets, then add the remaining electrons in filling order. For yttrium that gives [Kr] 4d1 5s2.

Yttrium at a glance

Atomic number39
SymbolY
Atomic mass88.906 u
Group3
Period5
Blockd-block
CategoryTransition metal
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Other elements in group 3

ElementConfiguration
Scandium[Ar] 3d1 4s2
Lanthanum[Xe] 5d1 6s2
Actinium[Rn] 6d1 7s2