Chemistry · Lanthanoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states and Lanthanoid contraction

Which of them is a mineral of lanthanum?

Which of them is a mineral of lanthanum?

  • A. Monazite
  • B. Xenotime
  • C. Euxenite
  • D. All of the above

Step-by-step solution

Monazite is a phosphate mineral that contains rare earth elements including lanthanum. Xenotime primarily contains yttrium and heavy rare earths, not lanthanum. Euxenite is a complex oxide of yttrium and heavy rare earths, not lanthanum. Therefore, only monazite is a mineral of lanthanum.
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