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Facts About Calcium and Samarium


Facts About Samarium 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.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1808   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
Not Available   

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