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Origin / Meaning of the name Lutetium
The name originates
from the
Latin word Lutetia from the ancient Latin name for the city of Paris.
Periodic Table Group and Classification of the of the Lutetium Element
Elements can be classified based on their physical states (States
of Matter) e.g. gas, solid or liquid. This element is a solid. Lutetium
is classified
as an element in the Lanthanide series as one of the "Rare Earth
Elements" which can located in Group 3 elements of the Periodic
Table and in the 6th and 7th periods. The Rare Earth Elements are
divided into the Lanthanide and Actinide series. The elements in
the Lanthanide series closely resemble lanthanum, and one another,
in their chemical and physical properties. Their compounds are
used as catalysts in the production of petroleum and synthetic
products. Nearly 75%
of all the elements in the Periodic Table are classified as
metals which are detailed in the
List of Metals.
Facts about the
Discovery and
History of the Lutetium
Element
Lutetium was discovered by
by French scientist Georges Urbain and Austrian mineralogist Baron
Carol Auer von Welsbach
in 1907.
History of the Periodic Table
Check out the brief
History of the
Periodic Table which details dates and the names of famous
scientists and chemists who contributed to the development of
the Periodic Table.
Occurrence of the Lutetium Element
Obtained from gadolinite & xenotime.
Abundances of the element in different environments
% in Universe
1×10-8%
% in Sun 1×10-7%
% in Meteorites 2.9×10-6%
% in Earth's Crust 0.000056%
% in Oceans 1.5×10-11%
% in Humans N/A
Associated Uses of Lutetium
No known uses
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