1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
- Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
- It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
- Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
1.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.10 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.12 Abundance In Humans