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BookmarkHafnium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hf and atomic number 72.
A lustrous, silvery gray tetravalent transition metal, hafnium resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
Hafnium is used in tungsten alloys in filaments and electrodes and also acts as a neutron absorber in control rods in nuclear power plants..
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