Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
History
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1902
In 1944
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
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0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
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0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
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1.1
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Abundance In Humans
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0
1.4
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