Discovery of lanthanum

Lanthanum is a chemical element; it has symbol La and atomic number 57. It is a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air. It is the first and the prototype of the lanthanide series, a group of 15 similar elements between lanthanum and lutetium in the periodic table.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of lanthanum happened 2 years before Discovery of praseodymium
• Discovery of lanthanum happened 4 years before Discovery of terbium
• Discovery of lanthanum happened 4 years before Discovery of erbium
• Discovery of lanthanum happened 5 years before Discovery of ruthenium
• Discovery of lanthanum happened 11 years after Discovery of thorium

Timeline

1. Discovery of thorium1828
2. Discovery of lanthanum (this page)January 1839
3. Discovery of praseodymium1841
4. Discovery of erbium1843
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