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  2. Rare-earth element - Wikipedia

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    The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or rare earths, and sometimes the lanthanides or lanthanoids (although scandium and yttrium, which do not belong to this series, are usually included as rare earths), [1] are a set of 17 nearly indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft heavy metals. Compounds containing rare ...

  3. What are rare earth elements, and why are they important?

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    A precise definition of rare earth elements (REEs) and in-depth discussion of how common REEs are, worldwide REE production, and current REE production. Rare Earths Statistics and Information (Website), U.S. Geological Survey

  4. Rare-earth element | Uses, Properties, & Facts | Britannica

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    Rare-earth element, any member of the group of chemical elements consisting of three elements in Group 3 (scandium [Sc], yttrium [Y], and lanthanum [La]) and the first extended row of elements below the main body of the periodic table (cerium [Ce] through lutetium [Lu]).

  5. How rare earth elements make modern technology possible - Science...

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    In real life here on Earth, a group of natural metals known as the rare earths has made possible our own technology-powered society. Demand for these crucial components in nearly all modern...

  6. Rare Earth Elements (Metals) - List - ThoughtCo

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    The rare earth elements (REEs) or rare earth metals (REMs) are a group of metals found within the same ores and possessing similar chemical properties. Scientists and engineers disagree on exactly which element should be included in a list of the rare earths, but they generally include the fifteen lanthanide elements, plus scandium and yttrium.

  7. What are 'rare earths' used for? - BBC News

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    "Rare earths" are a group of 17 chemically similar elements crucial to the manufacture of many hi-tech products. Despite their name, most are abundant in nature but are hazardous to extract.

  8. Rare Earth Elements - Department of Energy

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    Rare earth elements (REEs), which comprise of only 17 elements from the entire periodic table, play a critical role to our national security, energy independence, environmental future, and economic growth.

  9. What Are Rare Earth Elements (REEs)? Rare earth elements are a group of seventeen chemical elements that occur together in the periodic table (see image).

  10. What are rare earth elements? | Earth | EarthSky

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    What are rare earth elements? Strictly speaking, they are elements like others on the periodic table – such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen – with atomic numbers 57 to 71. There are two others...

  11. Characteristics of rare earth metal | Britannica

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    rare earth metal, Any of a large class of chemical elements including scandium (atomic number 21), yttrium (39), and the 15 elements from 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (see lanthanides).