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Lutetium

A chemical element, in the periodic table lutetium has the symbol Lu and atom number 71.

Named after Lutetia[?], the Latin name for Paris.

External Link:
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division: Periodic Table - Lutetium

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/71

See: Periodic Table

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