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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
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero