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Facts About Calcium and Curium


Facts About Curium and Calcium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  
  • 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 Minerals   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1808   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
Not Available   

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