Facts About Ytterbium and Neodymium
Interesting Facts
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
- Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Discovery
In 1878
In 1885
Abundance In Earth's Crust