Discovery of erbium

Erbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of erbium and Discovery of terbium happened in the same year
• Discovery of erbium happened 1 year before Discovery of ruthenium
• Discovery of erbium happened 2 years after Discovery of praseodymium
• Discovery of erbium happened 4 years after Discovery of lanthanum
• Discovery of erbium happened 15 years after Discovery of thorium

Timeline

1. Discovery of thorium1828
2. Discovery of lanthanumJanuary 1839
3. Discovery of praseodymium1841
4. Discovery of erbium (this page)1843
5. Discovery of terbium1843
6. Discovery of ruthenium1844

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777