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Facts About Beryllium and Curium


Facts About Curium and Beryllium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

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