lanthanum [La]

Introduction

Also see lanthanide. 1841

Occurrence

• occurs in rare-earth minerals

Characteristics

• white soft malleable metallic element

More general terms

• lanthanide (rare earth metal)

Additional terms

• La+3
• periodic table

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=23926
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=23936