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{{Element | name=Praseodymium | symbol=Pr | anumber=59 | amass=140.90765 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silvery; can develop a green tarnich when exposed to air. | date=1885 | discname=Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach | origname=From the Greek ''prasios'', meaning ''green'', and ''didymos'', meaning ''twin''. | uses=Used as an alloying agent with magnesium to create high-strength metals for use in aircraft engines; Cores of carbon arc lights, used in the film industry for studio lighting and projector lights; Praseodymium compounds colour glasses and enamels yellow. | obtained=Obtained from [[monazite]] and [[bastnasite]] ores. }} | {{Element | name=Praseodymium | symbol=Pr | anumber=59 | amass=140.90765 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silvery; can develop a green tarnich when exposed to air. | date=1885 | discname=Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach | origname=From the Greek ''prasios'', meaning ''green'', and ''didymos'', meaning ''twin''. | uses=Used as an alloying agent with magnesium to create high-strength metals for use in aircraft engines; Cores of carbon arc lights, used in the film industry for studio lighting and projector lights; Praseodymium compounds colour glasses and enamels yellow. | obtained=Obtained from [[monazite]] and [[bastnasite]] ores. }} | ||
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+ | '''Praseodymium''' is a [[metal]]lic element in the [[Lanthanum|Lanthanoid group]]. It is soft, silvery, malleable, and ductile.<ref>https://www.webelements.com/praseodymium/</ref> It is one of the [[rare earth elements]]. | ||
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[[Category:Elements]] | [[Category:Elements]] | ||
[[Category:Metals]] | [[Category:Metals]] | ||
{{Periodic table}} | {{Periodic table}} |
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Praseodymium | |
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Properties | |
Atomic symbol | Pr |
Atomic number | 59 |
Classification | Metallic |
Atomic mass | 140.90765 amu |
Other Information | |
Date of discovery | 1885 |
Name of discoverer | Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach |
Name origin | From the Greek prasios, meaning green, and didymos, meaning twin. |
Uses | Used as an alloying agent with magnesium to create high-strength metals for use in aircraft engines; Cores of carbon arc lights, used in the film industry for studio lighting and projector lights; Praseodymium compounds colour glasses and enamels yellow. |
Obtained from | Obtained from monazite and bastnasite ores. |
Praseodymium is a metallic element in the Lanthanoid group. It is soft, silvery, malleable, and ductile.[1] It is one of the rare earth elements.
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*Lanthanides | 59
Pr 140.91 |
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