8.1: The Lanthanides
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The Lanthanides consist of the elements in the f-block of period six in the periodic table. While these metals can be considered transition metals, they have properties that set them apart from the rest of the elements.
- 8.1.1: Lanthanides- Properties and Reactions
- The Lanthanides consist of the elements in the f-block of period six in the periodic table. While these metals can be considered transition metals, they have properties that set them apart from the rest of the elements.
- 8.1.4: Chemistry of Europium
- Europium looks and feels a lot like lead, although it is not as dense. It was discovered in 1896 and isolated in 1901 by Demarcay, working with samples of supposedly "pure" samarium. Named for the continent of Europe, the element ranks thirteenth in abundance among the rare earth metals, but there is more of it than silver and gold combined.
- 8.1.5: Chemistry of Gadolinium
- Gadolinium (from the mineral gadolinite, named for the Finnish chemist Gadolin) is a soft silvery-white metal that is used as an alloying agent in some steels and in the manufacture of some electronic components.
- 8.1.6: Chemistry of Holmium
- Holmium was discovered by Cleve in 1879 and named for the Latinized version of the name for Stockholm. Like most of the other rare-earth metals, it is silvery and soft, and can be pounded or rolled into very thin sheets. At normal temperatures it is fairly inert but will oxidize at high temperatures and humidities.
