- en.wikipedia.org ErbiumErbium dissolves readily in dilute sulfuric acid to form solutions containing hydrated Er(III) ions, which exist as rose red [Er(OH2)9]3+ hydration complexes:[14].
- lookchem.com Periodic-Table/Erbium/Electronegativity (Pauling Scale):1.24. Polarizability volume:22.7 Å3. Erbium Appearance & Characteristics. Structure:hcp: hexagonal close pkd.
- learnool.com Chemistry ErbiumErbium (Er) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 68. It is the twelfth element in the lanthanide.
- It is also used in nuclear technology in neutron-absorbing control rods. Erbium is used in alloys especially with vanadium to decrease the hardness of metals.
- britannica.com science/erbiumThe major use of erbium is in fiber-optic telecommunications as a component of signal amplifiers in long-distance telephone and data cables.
- aemproduct.com elements/erbium/Erbium is a chemical element with symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical...
- periodni.com er.htmlErbium was discovered by Carl Gustaf Mosander (SE) in 1843. ... Erbium is found with other heavier rare earths in xenotime and euxenite.
- chemicool.com elements/erbium.htmlErbium was discovered in 1843 by the Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander. Four years earlier Mosander had discovered lanthanum.
- chemistrydictionary.org erbium/Erbium is commonly used to modify the optical properties of materials, including the color of glass, the transmission of light through crystals, and production of lasers.