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LANTHANUM [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The most common and most basic of the metals of the rare earth group.

OBS

It is a silvery-white metal and can take a high polish. It occurs with other members of the rare earth group in cerite ... Symbol, La; ... atomic number, 57; atomic weight, 138.91 ...

OBS

lanthanum: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Métal du groupe des terres rares.

OBS

Élément chimique de symbole La. [...] c'est l'élément chimique de numéro atomique 57 et de masse atomique La=138,91. [...] C'est un solide de couleur gris fer [...]

OBS

lanthane : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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