Facts About Holmium and Lanthanum
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
- If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Discovery
In 1878
In 1838
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %
27
2 * 10-7 %
22
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
32
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
38
0.00 %
19
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
29
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