Erbium

ERBIUM **By:** Geordie


 * Atomic Number:** 68
 * Protons:** 68
 * Electrons:** 68
 * Neutrons: 99 **


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 167.26


 * Isotopes:** Er-162, Er-164, Er-166, Er-167, Er-168, Er-170

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 * Discovery:** Discovered by Carl Gustaf Mosender who found that this oxide split from gadolinite was complex and that it could be resolved into three fractions the most basic one, which he called yttria, the intermediate one, terbia, and the least basic one, erbia hence (erbium)======


 * Name:** Named by the town of Ytterby where the element was discovered.


 * Uses:**
 * nuclear industry
 * metallurgical uses. Added to vanadium, for example, erbium lowers hardness and improves workability
 * erbium oxide is pink and is a colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes
 * photographic filter
 * Interesting Facts**: Its used to carry information.

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