LANTHANUM

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• LANTHANUM

57 La Lanthanum 138.905
By Emily Shelton
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Properties Uses of Lanthanum

• PROPERTIES
• Melting point- 1684 F
• Boiling point- 6267 F
• Density- 6.15 per cubic centimeter
• Classification- metal
• Appearance- a silvery-white metal that is able
  to be cut with a knife tarnishes in the open air
• Where it is found- in rare earth minerals like
  cerite, monazite, allanite, and bastinite
• USES
• Carbon Arc Lights which are used in the motion
  picture industry
• Studio Lighting
• Projector Lights
• Camera Lenses
• Special types of glasses lenses

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History of Lanthanum

• Founder- a Swedish chemist named Carl Gustof
  Mosand in 1839
• Name- comes from the Greek word lanthaneia, which
  means to lie hidden
• How to Find it- Lanthanum is found when you take
  out a new earth from impure cerium nitrate

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Carl Gustaf Mosand
CAMERA LENSES
PROJECTOR LIGHTS
Comes from the Greek word to lie hidden
history
uses
Found in 1839
LANTHANUM
STUDIO LIGHTING
Density 6.15 gpcm2
SOLID
Boiling point 6267 F
properties
METAL
Melting point 1684 F
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Lanthanum
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