LANTHANIDE SERIES Definition & Meaning

lanthanide series

noun

Chemistry.

the series of rare-earth elements of atomic numbers 57 through 71 (lanthanum through lutetium).

lanthanide series

noun

a class of 15 chemically related elements with atomic numbers from 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lanthanide series¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Notably, the team provided the first demonstration of a feature of lanthanide contraction in solution for the whole lanthanide series, including promethium, atomic number 61.

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