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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
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso