Holmium
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Holmium | |
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Properties | |
Atomic symbol | Ho |
Atomic number | 67 |
Classification | Metallic |
Atomic mass | 164.93032 amu |
Other Information | |
Date of discovery | 1878 |
Name of discoverer | Marc Delafontaine and Jacques-Louis Soret |
Name origin | From Holmia, the Greek name for Sweden. |
Uses | Control-rods for nuclear reactors, as it readily absorbs neutrons. Also used as a flux concentrator for high magnetic fields. |
Obtained from | Found chiefly in monazite and bastnasite ores |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
*Lanthanides | 67
Ho 164.93 |
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