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thulium /thu·li·um/ (thoo´le-um) chemical element, at. no. 69, symbol Tm.
thu·li·um (thl-m)
n. Symbol Tm
A rare-earth element having an x-ray emitting isotope that is used in small portable medical x-ray units. Atomic number 69.

thulium (Tm)
[tho̅o̅′lē·əm]
Etymology: L, Thule, northern island
a rare earth metallic element. Its atomic number is 69, and its atomic mass is 168.93. Thulium that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor gives off gamma radiation.

thulium [thoo´le-um]
a chemical element, atomic number 69, atomic weight 168.934, symbol Tm. (See Appendix 6.)

thulium
a chemical element, atomic number 69, atomic weight 168.934, symbol Tm. See Table 6.


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They’re generally clustered in a separate grouping at the bottom of the table, are known collectively as the lanthanoids, and these are their names, in order of atomic number (57-70): lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, and ytterbium.
Each segment contains small amounts of ions of relatively rare metals, such as dysprosium, thulium, and cerium, which fluoresce in different colors.
The laser rod, or lasing medium, currently being tested uses erbium, thulium, and holmium added to a YAG crystal.
 
 
 
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