Holmium


 * Element Name:** Holmium


 * Element Symbol:** Ho


 * Atomic Mass:** 165[[image:Holmium_Cassidy.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 67


 * Protons:** 67


 * Electrons:** 67


 * Discovery:** Marc Delafontaine and Jacques-Louis Soret in 1878


 * How It Was Named:** From the Latin word for the city of Stockholm, Holmia


 * State Of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 1474 °C


 * Boiling Point:** 2700 °C


 * Characteristics:**
 * It Tarnishes in air
 * In daylight, its tanish yellow
 * Under trichromatic light, it is fiery orange red


 * Uses:** To create the strongest artificially generated magnetic fields

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 * Interesting Facts:**
 * When combined with yttrium, it forms highly magnetic compounds
 * It Has the highest magnetic of any known element in the periodic table

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