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Samarium

Samarium, suh MAR ee uhm (chemical symbol, Sm), is a chemical element and one of the rare-earth metals. Alloys of samarium and cobalt are excellent magnetic materials and have many commercial uses. Samarium has a silver color and slowly oxidizes in air. The common oxide has a pale yellow color and is rapidly soluble in most acids. Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran of France discovered samarium in 1879. The element is named after the Russian engineer Colonel V. E. Samarski. More »

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Cerium

Cerium, SIHR ee uhm, is a soft, gray metal of the rare-earth group of chemical elements. Cerium... More >>

Erbium

Erbium, UR bee uhm (chemical symbol, Er), is one of the rare earth metals. Its atomic number... More >>

Europium

Europium, yu ROH pee uhm (chemical symbol, Eu), is one of the rare-earth metals. It is soft and... More >>

Gadolinium

Gadolinium, gad uh LIHN ee um, is a silver-white metal of the rare-earth group of chemical... More >>

Holmium

Holmium, HOHL mee uhm (chemical symbol, Ho) is one of the rare-earth metals. Its atomic number... More >>

Lanthanum

Lanthanum, LAN thuh nuhm, is a soft, silvery-white metallic element. It tarnishes rapidly when... More >>

Neodymium

Neodymium, nee uh DIHM ee uhm (chemical symbol, Nd), is a metallic element belonging to the... More >>

Promethium

Promethium, pruh MEE thee uhm (chemical symbol Pm), is a chemical element and one of the... More >>

Samarium

Samarium, suh MAR ee uhm (chemical symbol, Sm), is a chemical element and one of the rare-earth... More >>

Terbium

Terbium, TUR bee uhm (chemical symbol, Tb), is a chemical element and one of the rare-earth... More >>

Thulium

Thulium, THOO lee uhm, is one of the rare-earth elements. It occurs with other rare-earth... More >>

Ytterbium

Ytterbium, ih TUR bee uhm, is a soft silvery metal. Small amounts of ytterbium are used in... More >>


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