Praseodymium
by
ChloeKolbenheyer
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Science Subject:
Chemical Elements
Grade:
6


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Symbol: Pr
Atomic Number: 59
Atomic Mass:140.91
Praseodymium!
1st Use!One thing this element is used for is to color glass and porcelain
Praseodymium was discovered by Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1885
3rd Use!Praseodymium is also used to make Welder and Glass blower goggles
Classification: Rare Earth Elements
Group:3
Period:6
2nd Use!Another use of Praseodynium is it is used for projection lighting in the Major Motion Picture Industry
Fun Fact #3!Praseodymium is chemically similar to Gadolinium
Standard State?Praseodymium's standard state is solid
By Chloe Kolbenheyer
Winter, Mark. "Praseodymium". Webelements.com. Web Elements Ltd., N.d. Web. 26 Nov., 2014
Citations
K., Maggie and S. Kirsten. "Praseodymium". Hobart.com. N.p, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014
Origin of name:Comes from the Greek words, "Prasion" meaning green, and "didymos" meaning twin
Pray-see-o-dy-me-um
Color:Silver Grey
Where is it found?Praseodymium is found in the earths crust!
Fun Fact #1!Praseodymium is ductile and malleable!
Fun fact #2!Praseodymium does not occur in nature
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