Holmium is a rare earth chemical element. It has a very high magnetic strength and hence is used in the strongest of magnets. It also absorbs neutrons and hence is used in the control rods of nuclear power stations.
Because of its magnetic properties, holmium has been used to create the strongest artificially-generated magnetic fields when placed within high-strength magnets as a magnetic pole piece (also called a magnetic flux concentrator). Since it can absorb nuclear fission-bred neutrons, the element is also used in nuclear control rods. Other commercial applications of the element abound:
* It is used in yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) and yttrium-lanthanum-fluoride (YLF) solid state lasers found in microwave equipment (which are in turn found in a variety of medical and dental settings). * It is used as a yellow or red glass coloring. * Holmium-containing glass has been used as a calibration standard for UV/visible spectrophotometers * Holmium is one of the colorants used for cubic zirconia for use in jewelry, providing a dichroic color in peach or yellow, depending on the lighting source. * Holmium may be used as the active ion in some solid state lasers. * The radioactive but long-lived Ho-166m1 is used in calibration of gamma ray spectrometers.
Holmium is a chemical element that belongs to the rare earth group of the Periodic Table of elements.
Holmium has specific magnetic properties so it is used mainly for flux concentrators for high magnetic fields and in alloys for making magnets.
Holmium, its oxide, and its salts have no commercial uses.
It has a very high magnetic strength, highest of any other element, and is also an excellent neutron absorber.
They are both elements.
Holmium is a rare earth metal.
Holmium has not a taste or an odor.
Holmium (Ho) is a member of the lanthanides family.
Holmium (Ho): 176 picometers or 0.176 nanometers.
Holmium: The number of protons per nucleus of an atom is the same as its atomic number.
Holmium oxide is used as standard reference to check wavelengts.
Holmium is a rare earth metal.
Holmium's abreviation is Ho
Holmium has not a taste or an odor.
Holmium simply does not have a smell
Lithium is an element, however "Holmium" is not you may be mistaking Holmium for Helium though
The symbol for holmium on the periodic table is: Ho
Holmium's atomic mass is 164.93032.
Holmium is in the lanthanoid series.
Holmium (Ho) is a member of the lanthanides family.
Holmium (Ho): 176 picometers or 0.176 nanometers.
Yes holmium has a low level of acute toxicity.