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Yttrium

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I've listed this article for peer review just before FAC to verify what MOS and c/e issues might exist, and weather the language used is accessible enough for the general audience. Nergaal (talk) 01:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Nergaal (talk) 01:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Sjc196 comments:

• I have gone through and done some minor copy editing to the language.
• The citations need to be sorted out to conform to Wikipedia guidelines. There is a Wikipedia reference generator tool that can help with this. Also, when citing a reference for the second time you need the "/" in the syntax, e.g. ref name="XYZ"/.
• Some citations are needed in the Lead (as per Wikipedia:LEAD), particularly where the lung disease claim is made.
• I think the paragraph in the History section beginning "In 1987, a compound of Yttrium..." is superfluous, as it is covered (in more detail) in the "Medical and exotic" Applications section.
• "It can appear to gain a slight pink luster on exposure to light" - vague. Either it does or it does not. NB As far as I can see, the citation you provide for this statement (Hammond) does not mention this.
• "Lunar rock samples collected during the Apollo program have a relatively high yttrium content" - this is vague, "relatively high" should be quantified.
• Why are the yttrium-halogen and yttrium sulfide, antimonide and arsenide compounds notable? Currently they are simply mentioned almost in passing.
• "A few yttrium compunds have the oxidation state +2 and +1" - this is a little vague ("a few"), and seems tacked-on. Some examples, and information about how/why they are interesting, could be useful.
• "Yttrium complexes were the first examples of a d0 metallacarborane incorporating an η7-carboranyl ligand" - I don't know how accessible this will be for the layperson. It could perhaps benefit from a link to a relevant Wikipedia article about the chemistry involved, to give readers some background...?
• I assume that your reference 33 (Audi) verifies all of the claims made in the first two paragraphs of the Isotopes section (e.g. numbers of artificial isotopes) - I can only see the abstract from the hyperlink.
• The "Consumer" subheading in the Applications section sounds odd.
• "Yttrium iron, aluminium, and gadolinium garnets (e.g. Y3Fe5O12 and Y3Al5O12) have important magnetic properties" - why are they important?
• "This superconductor operated at 93 K, notable because this is above liquid nitrogen's boiling point (77.1 K)" - why is it notable that it operates above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen?
• In general there is quite a lot of information that is simply provided as short, almost stand-alone sentences, e.g. "A few yttrium compunds have the oxidation state +2 and +1" and "YIG is also very efficient as an acoustic energy transmitter and transducer". I think these sentences would benefit - as would the article - from a little more context.

I hope that's helpful! If you need me to clarify any of the points I've made, just let me know via my talk page. Sjc196 (talk) 10:25, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

This is not ready for FAC yet per above and per my comments at Talk:Yttrium#FAC. Stone also wants to put some finishing touches first as well. --mav (talk) 03:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)