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{{Element | name=Hafnium | symbol=Hf | anumber=72 | amass=178.49 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metals | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silver | date=1923 | discname=Dirk Coster & Georg von Hevesy | origname=From the Latin name for [[Copenhagen]], ''Hafnia''. | uses=Due to its ability to absorb neutrons, used in reactor control rods and also as a gas scavenger in vacuum tubes. | obtained=Obtained as a by-product of [[zirconium]] refining. }} | {{Element | name=Hafnium | symbol=Hf | anumber=72 | amass=178.49 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metals | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silver | date=1923 | discname=Dirk Coster & Georg von Hevesy | origname=From the Latin name for [[Copenhagen]], ''Hafnia''. | uses=Due to its ability to absorb neutrons, used in reactor control rods and also as a gas scavenger in vacuum tubes. | obtained=Obtained as a by-product of [[zirconium]] refining. }} | ||
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Revision as of 17:08, August 3, 2008
| Hafnium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Hf |
| Atomic number | 72 |
| Classification | Transition Metals |
| Atomic mass | 178.49 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1923 |
| Name of discoverer | Dirk Coster & Georg von Hevesy |
| Name origin | From the Latin name for Copenhagen, Hafnia. |
| Uses | Due to its ability to absorb neutrons, used in reactor control rods and also as a gas scavenger in vacuum tubes. |
| Obtained from | Obtained as a by-product of zirconium refining. |