Elements that are arranged on the periodic table have a major impact on our everyday lives. In fact, every element has an important use. Many elements can be found in our bodies that are responsible for life functions, others have pioneered innovation and some are used in complex medical procedures. It is interesting to realize that chemistry surrounds us everyday. Holmium is an element that has had a positive impact on the lives of many people.
Holmium is the 67th element on the periodic table and has a complex history. Holmium was discovered in Geneva in 1878 by Marc Delafontaine and Louis Soret but not as an independent element. Delafontaine and Soret first founded holmium but it was combined with yttrium. They did not isolate the element