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- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory