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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 niobium, a particularly friendly element.

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The name of this element caused a disagreement between America and Europe. Europeans called it niobium, while North Americans gave it another name until IUPAC accepted niobium in 1950. What was the American name, which is still used in some areas such as engineering?

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