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Praseodymium
Praseodymium in its raw form
Atomic #: #59
Praseodymium is used in Carbon arch lights which are use in movies
The electron configuration for the element
Fun Facts!!!
-More resistant to corrosion from air then a lot of fellow elements
-Forms green oxide coating that breaks away when exposed to air
-Used in carbon arch lights which ar used in movies
-Pure Praseodymium could sell for about $70/oz.
-More resistant to corrosion from air then a lot of fellow elements
-Forms green oxide coating that breaks away when exposed to air
-Used in carbon arch lights which ar used in movies
-Pure Praseodymium could sell for about $70/oz.
Visual Description
Praseodymium is a soft, silvery, shpaeable and maliable, and has a hexogonal shape.
Praseodymium is a soft, silvery, shpaeable and maliable, and has a hexogonal shape.
History of Praseodymuim:
It was extracted from rare earth didymia in 1885 by Auer von Welsbach
It was extracted from rare earth didymia in 1885 by Auer von Welsbach
Symbol:Pr
Atomic mass: 140.907
Auer von Welsbach
Common Uses:
-Used in lighter flints
-Glass in welder's goggles
-Carbon arch lights
-Used in lighter flints
-Glass in welder's goggles
-Carbon arch lights
It is used in the glass in welding goggles