LA N TH A N ID E:

The Element

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Thelanthanide/lnnad/orlanthanoid/
lnnd/series
of
chemical
elementscomprises the fifteenmetallicchemical
elementswithatomic numbers 57 through 71,
fromlanthanumthroughlutetium.These fifteen
lanthanide elements, along with the chemically
similar elementsscandiumandyttrium, are often
collectivelyknownastherare earth elements.

Rare Earth M etals

AlloftheelementsintheLanthanidegroup

aremetals
Theyarenamedfromthemineralsthatthey
arefoundwith,whichareuncommon
minerals
Therarepartreferstotheideathatthese
elementsarehiddenintheminerals,not
thattheelementsthemselvesaresorare.

The Rare Lanthanide

Elem ents:
Theyaremorecommonthantheirname
implies:
Neodymium-atomicnumber60-more
commonthangold
Cerium-atomicnumber58-isametal
andthe26thmostcommonelementinthe
earthscrust.
Thulium-atomicnumber69-ismore
commonthaniodine.

Facts about the group:

TheLanthanidegroupincludes

elementswithatomicnumbersfrom58
to71
TheLanthanideelementsare
consideredagroup,notaperiod
SomeLanthanidesareformedduring
thefissionofUraniumandPlutonium

Facts about the group:

Thelanthanidesaresoftmetalsthatcanbecut

withaknife.
Theelementsaresosimilarthattheyarehard
toseparatewhentheyoccurinthesameore,
whichtheyoftendo.
Despitethenamerareearth,thelanthanides
arenotasrareasoriginallythought.
Ceriummakesup50percentofanalloycalled
misch(MIHSH)metal.

Properties:
AllLanthanidesaresimilarinchemicalandphysical

properties
CommonProperties:
SilveryWhiteMetals
Shiny
Tarnishedeasilywhenexposedtoair
Veryreactivewithmostnon-metals
Theyburneasily
Relativelysoft
Theyhaveahighmeltingpointandboilingpoints
TheyareF-blockelements

Properties:

Chemistryandcompounds

A pproxim ate colors of

lanthanide ions in aqueous
solution

Uses:
Manyscientificandindustrialuses:
Usedascatalystsintheproductionofpetroleum
Theyareoftenusedinlasers,magnets,motionpicture

projectorsandx-rayscreens
Somearecombinedwithirontocreateflintsfor
cigarettelighters
Theyareusedformakingsunglasslensesbecausethey
deflectultra-violetandinfra-redradiation
Theyareusedinscientificmaterialsthatneed
phosphors