Discovery Information
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Who: Carl Mosander |
When: 1843 |
Where: Sweden |
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Name Origin
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From Ytterby, Sweden. |
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Sources
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Terbium is never found as a free element in nature, it is found with other rare earth metals in minerals such as cerite, gadolinite, monazite, xenotime and euxenite.
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Uses
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Terbium is rare and expensive, so it has few commercial uses. It is used in alloys, as a fuel cell stablizer, lasers and in
the production of compact discs. Also used in the production of electronic devices.
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Sodium terbium borate is used in solid state devices. |
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Notes
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Terbium is ductile and soft enough to be cut with a knife. |