lutetium

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Lutetium is pure metal and had been isolated in recent years and is one of the most difficult elements to prepare. But it can be prepared in reduction of anhydrous LuCI3 or Luf3 by an alkali or alkaline earth metal.

Description: The metal is a silvery white and relatively stable in the air. It is a rare earth metal and very difficult to separate from other rare elements

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Name: Lutetium Atomic weight: 174.967 Symbol: Lu Atomic Number: 71 Color: Silvery white Classification: MetPr