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Information Sources edit
Some of the text in this entry was rewritten from Los Alamos National Laboratory - Lutetium. Additional text was taken directly from the Elements database 20001107 (via dict.org), Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (via dict.org) and WordNet (r) 1.7 (via dict.org). Data for the table were obtained from the sources listed on the subject page and Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements but were reformatted and converted into SI units.
Least abundant element? edit
The occurrence section states that this element is "the least abundant of all naturally-occurring elements". The article on Astatine also makes this claim, when it says "Astatine is the rarest naturally occuring element". They can't both be the rarest natrally occuring elements. TerraFrost 02:38, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I think this has already been corrected, but lutetium is ranked as about as abundant as silver. Scott Tygett Sept. 2007
If chemical distinctive characteristics are removed from Wiki chemistry... edit
History culling has been overdone, has it not?
Plus this entry, on tablets at least, seems to have been been thrashed. 2600:1700:ED01:C70:C5BD:A7FC:33DF:649B (talk) 14:57, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Potential room temperature superconducting applications edit
Proposal to add to the “Applications” section
Several outlets are reporting preliminary results from a research team using lutetium hydrides as a material for room temperature, relatively low pressure superconductors.
Given the controversial history of the team and previous retractions, I recommend waiting for the forthcoming Nature, article publication. Wmcleod (talk) 13:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Pronunciation edit
It's pronounced /luːˈtiːʃiəm/, not /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/. Imacrab1 (talk) 18:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
- OED has /l(j)uːˈtiːʃɪəm/ or /l(j)uːˈtiːsɪəm/ (BrE), /lʊˈtiʃ(i)əm/ (AmE). Double sharp (talk) 09:57, 31 January 2024 (UTC)