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Praseodymium

Z 59 140.908 g/molLanthanide

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

6

Block

f

Occurrence

Merging neutron stars 51%Dying low-mass stars 49%Geochemical class: Lithophile

Biological Role

Microbes: Essential

History

1885 (discovery)

Carl Auer von Welsbach

Named By

Carl Auer von Welsbach

Latin Name

Praseodymium

Abundance

Solar System

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x