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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
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson