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What are the intreresting facts of holmium?

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Holmium is a member of the lanthanides group.
As a curiosity holmium has the greatest magnetic strength between the elements.
Applications: as holmium oxide for the calibration of spectrophotometers, neutron adsorbent, lasers, colorant for glass, etc.

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