Chemical Symbol Tm (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Tm element?

The answer is Thulium, whose symbol is Tm, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Thulium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Tm (Thulium)

Uses

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

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

Soft, malleable, ductile, silvery metal

Name Origin

From Thule ancient name of Scandinavia.

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

Discovery

Discovered By: Per Theodor Cleve

Year: 1879

Location: Sweden

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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