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Facts About Californium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Californium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1950   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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