Aluminium

Americium

Facts About Aluminium and Americium

Aluminium

Americium

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1 Facts

1.1 Interesting Facts

Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.

Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.

It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.

Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.

Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).

1.2 Sources

By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining

Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons

1.3 History

1.3.1 Who Discovered

Hans Christian Oersted

Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso

1.3.2 Discovery

In 1825

In 1944

1.4 Abundance

1.4.1 Abundance In Universe

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5 * 10^-3 %

Rank: 5 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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0.005 (Facts About A..)

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1.4.2 Abundance In Sun

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~0.006 %

Rank: 5 (Overall)▶

~-9999 %

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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Facts About Beryllium

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0.004 (Facts About S..)

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1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

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0.91 %

Rank: 5 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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0.91 (Facts About A..)

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1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

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8.10 %

Rank: 1 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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0.66 (Facts About T..)

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1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

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0.00 %

Rank: 6 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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Facts About Protactinium

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0.042 (Facts About P..)

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1.4.6 Abundance In Humans

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0.00 %

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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Facts About Radium

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0.14 (Facts About S..)

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