镥 (lǔ) - Lutetium — a rare earth metal element with
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Lutetium — a rare earth metal element with atomic number 71, silvery-white in color, used in catalysts and certain specialized alloys.
Lutetium — a rare earth metal element with
Usage highlights
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Synonyms
- 镥元素— lutetium element
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Lutetium is used in petroleum cracking catalysts (镥催化剂).
- This alloy contains lutetium (含镥合金).
- Lutetium-177 is used in targeted radionuclide therapy (镥-177治疗).
- The sample was doped with lutetium ions (掺杂镥离子).
Collocations
- lutetium oxide(氧化镥)
- lutetium aluminum garnet(镥铝石榴石)
- lutetium isotope(镥同位素)
- lutetium compound(镥化合物)
- lutetium metal(金属镥)
- lutetium ion(镥离子)
Cultural background
FAQ- Named after Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris, continuing the tradition of naming rare earth elements after geographical locations.
- Discovered independently by French chemist Georges Urbain and Austrian mineralogist Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1907.
- One of the least abundant rare earth elements, primarily obtained as a byproduct of other rare earth mining.