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<p>The <b>rare-earth elements</b> (<b>REE</b>), also called <b>rare-earth metals</b>, or <b>rare earths</b>,  are a set of 17 nearly indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft <a href="page.php?w=heavy_metals">heavy metals</a>. The 15 <a href="page.php?w=lanthanide">lanthanide</a>s (or lanthanoids), along with <a href="page.php?w=scandium">scandium</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=yttrium">yttrium</a>, are usually included as rare earths. Compounds containing rare-earth elements have diverse applications in electrical and electronic components, <a href="page.php?w=laser">laser</a>s,</p><p>
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