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Promethium

Promethium. Corrie Mitchell Science 2. Properties I. Lanthanide (Rare Earth Metals) Highly Radioactive Luminescence 7.264 grams per cubic centimeter. Properties II. Melting point of 2,120 °F Boiling point of 5,432°F Solid at room temprature. History. Lawrence E. Glendenin

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Promethium

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  1. Promethium Corrie Mitchell Science 2

  2. Properties I • Lanthanide (Rare Earth Metals) • Highly Radioactive Luminescence • 7.264 grams per cubic centimeter

  3. Properties II • Melting point of 2,120 °F • Boiling point of 5,432°F • Solid at room temprature

  4. History • Lawrence E. Glendenin • Discovered in 1944 • Discovered while analyzing bi-products of Uranium fission • Named after Promethius , a character from a Greek myth

  5. How is Promethium used? • Nuclear Batteries • Fluorescent light switches • Luminous Compasses • Luminous Diving Watches

  6. Works Cited • "Chemical Elements.com - Promethium (Pm)." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/pm.html>. • "Luminous disk, a sample of the element Promethium in the Periodic Table." The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://periodictable.com/Items/061.1/index.html>. • "Periodic Table." Behrend Chemistry Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://chemistry.bd.psu.edu/jircitano/periodic4.html>

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