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Also Known As rare-earth metal • inner transition element

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electron probabilities for gadolinium
metallic radii
melting points and transformation temperatures
boiling points
Crystal structures of rare-earth metals.
linear coefficient of thermal expansion
elastic moduli
free energy of formation of rare-earth sesquioxides
The arrangement of copper, yttrium, oxygen, and barium ions in yttrium barium copper oxide (YBa2Cu3O7), an example of a superconducting ceramic crystal structure.
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Frank Harold Spedding
American chemist
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Swedish chemist

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