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Carl Auer von Welsbach used a mixture of lanthanum oxide and zirconium oxide, which he called Actinophor and patented in 1886. The original mantles gave a green-tinted light and were not very successful, and his first company, which established a factory in Atzgersdorf in 1887, failed in 1889. [53] Modern uses of lanthanum include: LaB 6 hot ...
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.
Lanthanum(III) oxide, also known as lanthana, chemical formula La 2 O 3, is an inorganic compound containing the rare earth element lanthanum and oxygen. It is used in some ferroelectric materials, as a component of optical materials, and is a feedstock for certain catalysts, among other uses.
152 Eu (half-life 13.516 years) and 154 Eu (half-life 8.593 years) cannot be beta decay products because 152 Sm and 154 Sm are non-radioactive, but 154 Eu is the only long-lived "shielded" nuclide, other than 134 Cs, to have a fission yield of more than 2.5 parts per million fissions. [21]
Lutetium(III) oxide is a white solid, a cubic compound of lutetium which sometimes used in the preparation of specialty glasses. It is also called lutecia. It is a lanthanide oxide, also known as a rare earth. [3] [4] [5] Lutetium(III) oxide is an important raw material for laser crystals. [6]
These signals are funneled through the tubes and create images just like the lobsters’ eyes do. This invention may prove important in locating stolen or illegal goods. Image credits: Aoxue W.
Lanthanum carbonate is used in medicine as a phosphate binder. [1] As a medication it is sold under the trade name Fosrenol by the pharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals. Due to its large size (1000 mg tablet is 2.2 cm in diameter), it may be possible to choke on the tablet if it is not chewed.
Praseodymium(III) nitride is used in high-end electric and semiconductor products, and as a raw material to produce phosphor. Also it is used as a magnetic material and sputtering target material. [26] Many praseodymium compounds, such as praseodymium(III) oxalate, are used to colour some glasses and enamels. If mixed with certain other ...