Chemical Symbol for Thulium (+ Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Thulium is no different.

However there's a lot of cool facts about Thulium (Tm) that most people don't know. Check this out:

Thulium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Tm (Thulium)

Description

Soft, malleable, ductile, silvery metal

Sources

Found with other rare earths in the minerals gadolinite, euxenite, xenotime, and monazite. Monazite is often 50% rare earth by weight and 0.007% thulium.

Atomic Number

69

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Atomic Mass

168,93421

Name Origin

From Thule ancient name of Scandinavia.

Uses

Radioactive thulium is used to power portable x-ray machines, eliminating the need for electrical equipment.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Discovery

Discovered By: Per Theodor Cleve

Year: 1879

Location: Sweden

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