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Facts About Berkelium and Lithium


Facts About Lithium and Berkelium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1949   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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