 Discovery Information |
| Who:
Carl Mosander
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| When: 1843 |
| Where: Sweden |
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| Name Origin |
| From Ytterby, Sweden. |
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| Sources |
| 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 |
| 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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| Notes |
| Terbium is ductile and soft enough to be cut with a knife. |
