Interesting Facts
- Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
- If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
History
Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1838
In 1902
Abundance
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0.11
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0.1
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22
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1E-37
8.1
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1.1
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Abundance In Humans
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1.4
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