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Er
68 lanthanide Generado con IA

Erbio

Symbol Er
Atomic Mass 167.2593

Erbium is a chemical element in the lanthanide series, with symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements on Earth. As such, it is a rare earth element which is associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden, where yttrium, ytterbium, and terbium were discovered.

Properties

  • Phase: Solid
  • Density: 9.066 g/cm³
  • Melting Point: 1802 K
  • Boiling Point: 3141 K

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