P9+-+Lanthanides

=Lanthanides=




 * Lanthanides are located in group 3-17 and in period 6.
 * All of the elements that are in Lanthanides are, cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
 * Lanthanides is a solid,the reason that it is a solid is because it is a rock.

LANTICS//. 2004. Photograph. Luminescent lanthanide, London.//



Lanthanides. 2005. Photograph. Element Displays, Warple Way, London W3 0RF, England.


 * There are many uses for lanthanides, lanthanides are widely used in the oil refining industry since they speed up the conversion of crude petrolium into widely used consumer products such as gasoline. The color television industry also makes extensive use of europium and yttrium oxides to produce the red colors on television screens. Other lanthanide compounds are used in street lights, searchlights, and in the high-intensity lighting in sports stadiums.


 * Three physical properties It’s a solid, it’s a transition metal and its a slivery white metallic transition metal its been classified a rare earth element
 * Lanthanide series of metallic elements included in the rare earth metals. The series always includes 14 elements with atomic numbers 58 through 71. All of the members of the series very closely resemble lanthanum and another in their electron orbital.
 * Sources:**
 * 1) "Lanthanides - Uses Of Lanthanides." //Science Encyclopedia//. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. .
 * 2) "Lanthanides - Discovery Of The Lanthanides, Properties Of The Lanthanides, Isolation And Production, Uses Of Lanthanides." //Science Encyclopedia//. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. .
 * 3) "Lanthanide." //Global Oneness - The meeting place for Cultural Creatives - Articles, News, Community, Forums, Travel & Events and much more//. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. .

