Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
History
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Discovery
In 1902
In 1937
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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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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1.4
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