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Facts About Cadmium and Nihonium


Facts About Nihonium and Cadmium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 2003   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000006 %   
21
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
31
Not Available   

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
11
Not Available   

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