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Terbium: historical information

Terbium was discovered by Carl Mosander at 1843 in Sweden. Origin of name: named after "Ytterby", a town in Sweden. Further information on origin of name and discovery dates

Terbium was discovered by Gustav Mosander in 1843. He detected it is as an impurity in yttria which is yttrium oxide, Y₂O₃.

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Terbium	Terbium
Terbium	Terbium
Terbio	Terbio
Terbium	Térbio

Terbium
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Terbium around us
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Chemistry and compounds
- Compounds: halides, oxides, sulfides, hydrides, and complexes; lattice energies; and reduction potentials
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Gd	Tb	Dy
Cm	Bk	Cf