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Facts About Calcium and Lutetium


Facts About Lutetium 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.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1808   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
Not Available   

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