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Facts About Actinium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium and Actinium


Facts

Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1902  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.07 %  
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
1.50 %  
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.04 %  
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.20 %  
3

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