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noun - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
noun - a metallic element
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Alternative spelling for metallic element Lu |
Alternative spelling for metallic element atomic number 71 |
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Feb 22 2015 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
Apr 3 2011 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
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Variant of lutetium. |
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group usually occurs in association with yttrium |
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Lutetium is a chemical element with symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry air, but not in moist air. Lutetium is the last element in the lanthanide series, and it is traditionally counted among the rare earths. Lutetium is sometimes considered the first element of the 6th-period transition metals, although lanthanum is more often considered as such. * Lutetium was independently discovered in 1907 by French scientist Georges Urbain, Austrian mineralogist Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach, and American chemist Charles James. All of these researchers found lutetium as an impurity in the mineral ytterbia, which was previously thought to consist entirely of ytterbium. The dispute on the priority of the discovery occurred shortly after, with Urbain and Welsbach accusing each other of publishing results influenced by the published research of the other; the naming honor went to Urbain, as he had published his results earlier. He chose the name lu |