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Facts About Californium and Uranium


Facts About Uranium and Californium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1950   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
11

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