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Facts About Berkelium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1949   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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