Cadmium

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Cadmus
Cadmium

Cadmium compounds were formerly used as yellow pigments. Nowadays it is considered as very toxic and an environmental pollutant emitted by many industiral processes.

Name giver is Kádmos from the Greek mythology, founder of Thebes, who killed a dragon.

Molybdenum

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Molly-B
Molybdenum

For a long time molybdenum was confused with lead ores. That’s why it got its name from the greek word for lead mólybdos. It is used for hardening steel. As a trace element it is essential for almost every organism. It can reach oxidation states up to six.

Neodymium

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Neo Didy

The Name neodymium means "new twin" (from the Greek words neo = new and didymos = twin), because it is quite similar to lanthanum. It is famous for strong magnets, which are made of an alloy of neodymium, iron and boron.

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