Name : Praseodymium
Symbol : Pr
Atomic Number : 59
Atomic Weight : 140.90765
Specific Heat : 0.19 J/gK
Melting Point : 931°C
Vaporization : 296.80 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : 3520°C
Electronegativity : 1.13
Density@293 K : 6.77 g/cm³
Discovered : C.F. Aver von Welsbach, Austria, 1885
Description : Silvery white, moderately soft, malleable, ductile metal.
Uses : Used with neodymium to make lenses for glass maker\'s goggles since it filters out the yellow light present in glass blowing. Alloyed with magnesium creates a high-strength metal used in aircraft engines. Makes up 5% of Mich metal.