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Praseodymium - Periodic Table of Videos

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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about praseodymium, an element used to filter harmful light. Praseodymium has even helped slow light's speed down to a mere 300 meters per second!

Stephen said that praseodymium has also been used as a silicate to lower the speed of light down to a mere 300 m/s. But what is the approximate speed of light in a vacuum?

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