Holmium


 * Element name**: Holmium


 * Element Symbol**: Ho


 * Atomic mass**: 164[[image:Holmium_nick.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 67


 * Protons**: 67


 * Electrons**: 67


 * Discovery**: Swiss Chemists Delafontaine and Soret in 1878


 * How it was named**: It is named after Cleve's native city


 * State of matter**: Solid


 * Melting point: 1474°C**


 * Boiling point: 2700°C**


 * Characteristics**: Color= silver, Odor= no odor, explosive= not explosive


 * Uses of element**: Used in nuclear control rods, and polepieces of the strongest static magnets


 * Interesting facts**: Highest magnetic stength of any element, and it rapidly oxidizes in moist air.

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