PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS: LANTHANUM

Periodic Table of the Elements: Lanthanum
57
La
Lanthanum
138.9055
2·8·1818·9·2
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books on: Periodic Table of the Elements Lanthanum  - 22 results

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The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance
Book by Eric R. Scerri; Oxford University Press, 2007
Subjects: Chemical Elements, Periodic Law--Tables
...representation of the elements, or the ultimate form of the periodic system, especially...question of whether the periodic law should be regarded...RECENT CHANGES IN THE PERIODIC TABLE In 1945...of the periodic table has also undergone...Whereas older periodic tables show these elements to be lanthanum (57) and actinium...
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The Elements
Book by Ron Miller; Twenty-First Century Books, 2006
Subjects: Chemical Elements--Juvenile Literature
...17 of the periodic table-fluorine...with other elements. inert...atoms of an element that contain...isotopes of an element may have different...Rare Earth elements that lie between lanthanum and ytter- bium in the periodic table lepton...
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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide
Book by Robert E.Krebs; Greenwood Press, 1998
l lanthanide elements. Also known as rare-Earth elements. Elements in Period 6, starting at Group 3, of the Periodic Table. The lanthanide elements start with proton number 57 lanthanum, La 57 and continue through...
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Elements: A Very Short Introduction
Book by Philip Ball; Oxford University Press, 2004
...ausenium and element 94 hesperium...these in the Periodic Table, however...actually found elements 93 and 94...transuranic element was discovered...saw that the element sits beneath...rhenium in the Periodic Table, and...of fourteen elements that loops...table after lanthanum see page 152...
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Radioecology: Proceedings of the First National Symposium on Radioecology Held at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, September 10-15, 1961
Book by Vincent Schultz, Alfred W. Klement Jr.; Reinhold Pub. Corp., 1963
Subjects: Radioecology--Congresses
...elements in the periodic table from lanthanum to lutetium atomic...fact that beyond lanthanum added electrons...the rare earth elements in nature. In...samarium, cerium, lanthanum, and yttrium...behavior of the element, and certain...
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journal articles on: Periodic Table of the Elements Lanthanum  - 3 results

 
 
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Resuscitating the Rare Earths
Journal article by Peter Gwynne; Research Technology Management, Vol. 54, 2011
Subjects: Chemical elements, Chemical industry, Demand, International, Technology adoption
...special space in the periodic table and possess unusual...lighting. And lanthanum and praseodymium...processing individual elements is extremely expensive...supplies of the elements for 15 years...sources of the elements. Western mining...few years. Rare Element Resources, for...
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Glenn Seaborg
Journal article by Daniel E. Koshland Jr.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 149, 2005
Subjects: Chemists, Personal profiles, Records & achievements, Seaborg, Glenn T
...a chemist when element 106, seaborgium...forever in the periodic table. He was a great...to study each element one by one. Seaborg...isolating new elements, particularly...that followed lanthanum in the periodic table involved...
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Estimation of Relative Bioavailability of Lead in Soil and Soil-Like Materials Using Young Swine
Journal article by Stan W. Casteel, Christopher P. Weis, Gerry M. Henningsen, William J. Brattin; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006
Subjects: Swine, United States. Environmental Protection Agency
...Characterization of test materials. Table 3 lists the different Pb phases...associations of various metals and other elements. As shown in Table 3, of the 22 different phases...Pb oxide (PbO), galena. Table 4 summarizes information on the...


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magazine articles on: Periodic Table of the Elements Lanthanum  - 4 results

 
 
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Rare Earth Elements: Stockpile or Markets?
Magazine article by Warren C. Gibson; Freeman, Vol. 60, December 2010
Subjects: Capital costs, Design, Nuclear power plants, Problems, Trace elements, Turbines, War, Web sites
...you know about lanthanum, praseodymium...they are chemical elements, you are right...neighbors on the periodic table, collectively...encounter with these elements was a project that...pounds consisting of lanthanum in the battery...also a chemical element but not a rare...
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Elements of the Future: You May Not Realise It, but the Unique Properties of Elements Known as Rare Earth Metals Are Vital in Green Technology, from Low-Energy Light Bulbs to Hybrid Vehicles. but as Demand for These Metals Threatens to Outstrip Supply and the Race to Find New Resources Hots Up, What Does the Future Hold?
Magazine article by Mark Rowe; Geographical, Vol. 82, July 2010
Subjects: Green technology--International aspects, Green technology--Materials, Hybrid vehicles--Materials, Metal industries--Equipment and supplies, Metal industry--Equipment and supplies, Mineral industry--Capacity, Mineral industry--Environmental aspects, Mineral industry--Supply and demand, Mining industry--Capacity, Mining industry--Environmental aspects, Mining industry--Supply and demand, Rare earth metals--Environmental aspects, Rare earth metals--Magnetic properties, Rare earth metals--Supply and demand, Rare earth metals--Usage
...still remember the periodic table they learned by...rare earth metal, lanthanum, is employed to...is mining these elements at Mountain Pass...employ europium. Lanthanum is key to modifying...medical equipment. Lanthanum phosphors in X...quarters, and the element is also essential...
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Camera Lenses
Magazine article by Theron T. Holden; PSA Journal, Vol. 57, January 1991
Subjects: Camera lenses--Design and construction, Photography--Equipment and supplies
...aspherical elements (7), and...a floating element (8). This...Rare Earth Elements: 15 chemically...group on the periodic table, such as lanthanum. These were...Aspherical Elements: A lens having...Floating Element: Usually...
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From Rare Earths to Riches: China's Stronghold on the Rare Earths Market Is Not Sustainable, and Outsiders Are Starting to Cash In
Magazine article by Lisa Carapiet; Business Asia, Vol. 15, October 2007
Subjects: Rare earth metal compounds--Environmental aspects, Rare earth metal compounds--Growth, Rare earth metals--Growth, Rare earth metals--Usage
...mineral/element" by The...without lanthanum used in the...he says. Lanthanum is one of...metallic elements on the periodic table. They have...Rare Earth element europium...35/ kg. Lanthanum is only US...


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newspaper articles on: Periodic Table of the Elements Lanthanum  - 2 results

 
 
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There's a New Scarce Resource on the Rise
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 21, 2010
Subjects: McDonald's Corp., Restaurant industry
...look at the periodic table for fun. So...elements in the periodic table - scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium...10 pounds of lanthanum in every Toyota...rare earth elements fall into that...and Rare Element Resources...
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Science as Play
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 15, 2006
Subjects: Disease transmission
...analyzing a few elements in the soil. We...if a particular element was present, and...concentration, the element could cause toxic...of relating the element to cadang-cadang...his quest in the periodic table, he is likely to...especially cerium and lanthanum as the recreant...


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encyclopedia articles on: Periodic Table of the Elements Lanthanum  - 4 results

 
 
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Periodic Table of the Elements: Lanthanum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS: LANTHANUM Periodic Table of the Elements: Lanthanum Atomic Number: 57 Atomic Symbol: La Lanthanum Atomic Weight: 138.9055 Electron Configuration: 2 8 18 18 9 2 ____________________ Copyright...
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Lanthanum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...metallic chemical element; symbol La...valence +3. Lanthanum is a soft...allotropy ). Lanthanum is usually...a group of elements with similar...Group 3 of the periodic table . Lanthanum is a chemically active element. It oxidizes...
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Californium
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...metallic chemical element; symbol Cf; at...series of chemical elements, found in Group 3 of the periodic table . Its chemical properties...similar to those of lanthanum . Eighteen isotopes...sixth transuranium element to be synthesized...
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Lanthanide Series
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...series of metallic elements, included in the...Group 3 of the periodic table . Members of the...lanthanides, although lanthanum (atomic number...includes the 14 elements with atomic numbers...closely resemble lanthanum and one another...


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