A soft silvery metallic element belonging to the lanthanoids; a.n. 59; r.a.m. 140.91; r.d. 6.773; m.p. 931°C; b.p. 3512°C. It occurs in bastnasite and monazite, from which it is recovered by an ion-exchange process. The only naturally occurring isotope is praseodymium–141, which is not radioactive; however, fourteen radioisotopes have been produced. It is used in mischmetal, a rare-earth alloy containing 5% praseodymium, for use in lighter flints. Another rare-earth mixture containing 30% praseodymium is used as a catalyst in cracking crude oil. The element was discovered by Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858–1929) in 1885.
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