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Lanthanum Overview
Description
Soft, silvery-white, malleable, ductile metal.
Symbol
La (Lanthanum)Sources
Found with rare earths in monazite and bastnasite. Monazite sand typicall contains 25% lanthanum.
Uses
It is used in the electodes of high-intensity, carbon-arc lights. Also used in the production of high-grade europium metal. Because it gives glass refractive properties, it is used in expensive camera lenses.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Name Origin
Greek: lanthanein (to be hidden).
Discovery
Discovered By: Carl Mosander
Year: 1839
Location: Sweden
Atomic Mass
138,9055
Learn more about the atomic mass.
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