a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
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praseodymium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomic number 59, pr |
| Type of | metal, metallic element |
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Praseodymium is used as a pigment, while neodymium is a critical component of strong magnets.
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When the praseodymium compound is injected into the body, it absorbs and re-emits radio waves.
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For instance, iPods contain small quantities of the rare earths dysprosium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium and terbium.
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Color in enamel is obtained by the addition of various minerals, often metal oxides cobalt, praseodymium, iron, or neodymium.
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By using such exotic materials as yttrium orthosilicate crystals and praseodymium ions it trapped photons in bunches of as many as 500 at a time.
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Adding a sufficient amount of praseodymium is necessary to avoid the collapse, which compromises the materials usability in electronics applications.
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Then in 1885, Carl Auer von Welsbach succeeded in separating salts of the last two component elements, which were soon named praseodymium and neodymium.
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It was probably first prepared in 1942 by bombarding neodymium and praseodymium with neutrons, but separation of the element could not be carried out.
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Materials with larger ionic radii, such as lanthanum, neodymium and praseodymium, are conducting, whereas materials with smaller radii, including samarium and yttrium, are insulating.
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- A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
- Praseodymium is a chemical element that has the symbol Pr and atomic number 59.
- P-R. For more information on this and other elements, see The elements. And for fun, see Elements by Tom Lehrer. To see this song with captions, go to The Elements song by Tom Lehrer.
