Lanthanide · element 59
Praseodymium
Green in glass. Gives welders their goggles.
Only 0.3% of people are Praseodymium. (estimated)
If you're Praseodymium
You protect other people's eyes from the glare and add a little colour while doing it. Practical, cool, and better looking than you let on.
Praseodymium tints welder's goggles and gives some glass a leek-green colour; its name means 'green twin'.
How to get along with Praseodymium
Do
- Let them protect your eyes from the glare.
- Enjoy the green tint they add.
- Trust the practical streak.
Don't
- Don't mistake cool for uninterested.
- Don't separate them from their twin without warning.
When it goes wrong: They dim the harsh light for everyone else. Ask who's dimming it for them.
Atomic profile
Every element is placed on six personality dimensions derived from its chemistry. Your answers are placed on the same six, and the closest element wins. How the scoring works
- Reactivity
- 6
- Sociability
- 5
- Stability
- 9
- Energy
- 4
- Rarity
- 5
- Warmth
- 5
Praseodymium in literature
- Dr. Manette — A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (1859)
- Molly Gibson — Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell (1866)
- Nestor — The Iliad, Homer (750 BCE)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Praseodymium's. If you got Praseodymium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other lanthanides
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