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Yttrium, a rare earth metal, has a silver-grey color and metallic luster. It also appears highly crystalline. Yttrium displays chemical properties similar to those of rare earth elements. It dissolves in both mineral acids and alkalis, which are chemical opposites of one another.
Describe how particles of table salt (an ionic compound) and table sugar (a molecular compound) differ in the way they dissolve. When table salt dissolves in water, the water molecules surround and separate the ions from each other. The salt crystals break up, forming positive and negative ions in the solution.