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Facts About Bismuth and Actinium


Facts About Actinium and Bismuth


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
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Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
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