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Applications of Neodymium Rare Earth Element

*Like Praseodymium, Neodymium was first identified by Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1885 in Vienna in didymium substance. Its chemical symbol is Nd. *Neodymium Rare Earth Element is the 4 th element of Lanthanide element family and it is a rare earth metal. *Atomic weight of this silvery-white metal is 144.24. *Like most of the lanthanide elements, Neodymium Rare Earth Element is considered to be moderately toxic and no important harms are detected. *Neodymium rare earth element is also effective for making high-powered, infrared lasers for industrial and defense applications *This soft and bright metal does not stop oxidation at one point unlike many other metal oxide layers. Thus, further oxidation happens. *Neodymium Rare Earth Element is not found in nature easily and it is not free. It can be found only in minerals which are called Monazite and Bastnaesite. * Neodymium Rare Earth Element is mostly used in the production of microphones, Mp3 players, speakers, ce...