Chemical Elements History and Information Erbium

About the chemical element Erbium, its symbol, atomic number and weight, who discovered it and when.

The Atomic Elements and Their Uses

(Element) (Symbol) (Atomic number) (Atomic weight)

Erbium Er 68 167.26

Discovered by Carl Mosander of Sweden in 1842.

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