atomic number 59
- noun
- Specialized
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número atómico 59
- The element with atomic number 59 is praseodymium.
Examples
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Praseodymium, which has an atomic number 59, is used in glass production.
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Scientists isolated atomic number 59 from monazite sand for use in specialized glass manufacture.
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Atomic number 59 is used to alloy with magnesium to create high-strength metals for aircraft engines.
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Because of its magnetic properties, atomic number 59 is also utilized in certain ceramics.
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Atomic number 59 is used to alloy with magnesium to create high-strength metals for aircraft engines.
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Atomic number 59 is also utilized in certain ceramics due to its magnetic properties.
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Scientists isolated atomic number 59 from monazite sand for use in specialized glass manufacture.
Synonyms
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9.9
A soft yellow-white metal that is used in strong metal mixtures and special glass
A soft yellow-white metal used in making alloys and coloring glass
Surface Forms
Morphology
atomic + number + fifty-nine
The phrase is compositionally built from 'atomic' (relating to atoms) + 'number' + 'fifty-nine', so a learner who knows these parts can deduce it denotes the element occupying position 59 in the periodic table (even if they don't know the name praseodymium). This follows standard scientific naming conventions and is cross-linguistically regular, making the meaning directly inferable from the constituents.
Etymology
Atomic number 59 comes from how scientists label elements: atomic means 'of the atom' and number is the count of tiny particles inside the atom, so the 59th such element is the metal praseodymium. The name 'praseodymium' comes from old words for 'green twin' because it was first taken from green minerals, and that's why atomic number 59 today refers to that rare earth metal used in alloys and glass.