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Facts About Californium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Californium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1950   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
36

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