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Facts About Beryllium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

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