Imperator Crassus. Julius Caesar arrives at the House of Crassus and after a brief tussle with Crassus' guards, is welcomed by the man himself. Crassus strikes an alliance with Caesar in order to bring an end to Spartacus' rebellion. He orders Caesar to remain unshaven and the purpose of this is not revealed.
1 Lanthanum oxide additive to tungsten is used in gas tungsten arc welding electrodes, as a substitute for radioactive thorium. 2  Various compounds of lanthanum and other rare-earth elements (oxides, chlorides, etc.) are components of various catalysis, such as petroleum cracking catalysts.
Uses of Rhodium. The majority of rhodium is used as a catalyst in catalytic converters. It is also used to catalyze industrial processes. Rhodium is used as an alloying agent for hardening and improving the corrosion resistance of platinum and palladium.haracteristics: Rhodium is a rare, hard, silvery-white, lustrous metal. It is one of the of the six platinum group metals consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, iridium and ruthenium. It is highly reflective and extremely resistant to corrosion.