Yttrium, Too!
Yttrium, Continued
Discoverer(s): Johan Gadolin (official), Friedrich Wohler, and Carl Mosander
Discovery Year(s): 1794 (official), 1828, 1843
Family Name: Transition Metals
Meaning of Name: It was named for a village near the location it was discoverd (Ytterby, Sweden).
Elements with Similar Reactivity: (Rare Earth Metals), Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, and Lutetium.
Common Uses: Color televisions, lasers, radars, and fire-proof bricks.
Cost: $140/kg
Interesting Facts:
Sources
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Y/econ.html
EDIT: Sorry, posted to wrong journal!
Discoverer(s): Johan Gadolin (official), Friedrich Wohler, and Carl Mosander
Discovery Year(s): 1794 (official), 1828, 1843
Family Name: Transition Metals
Meaning of Name: It was named for a village near the location it was discoverd (Ytterby, Sweden).
Elements with Similar Reactivity: (Rare Earth Metals), Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, and Lutetium.
Common Uses: Color televisions, lasers, radars, and fire-proof bricks.
Cost: $140/kg
Interesting Facts:
Sources
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Y/econ.html
EDIT: Sorry, posted to wrong journal!