There are 14 rare earth chemical elements in the lanthanide series which are between lanthanum (atomic #57) and ytterbium (atomic #70) on the Periodic Table. Lutetium (atomic #71) in the periodic table is a transitional metal, but according to IUPAC it is a lanthanide.
Lutetium (atomic #71) is grouped with Transition Metals.
| Name | Symbol | Atomic Number | Group | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerium | Ce | 58 | - | 6 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 66 | - | 6 |
| Erbium | Er | 68 | - | 6 |
| Europium | Eu | 63 | - | 6 |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 64 | - | 6 |
| Holmium | Ho | 67 | - | 6 |
| Lanthanum | La | 57 | - | 6 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 60 | - | 6 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 59 | - | 6 |
| Promethium | Pm | 61 | - | 6 |
| Samarium | Sm | 62 | - | 6 |
| Terbium | Tb | 65 | - | 6 |
| Thulium | Tm | 69 | - | 6 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 70 | - | 6 |
