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Facts About Cerium and Californium

1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1803
In 1950
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %NA
Facts About Thallium
5E-09 0.11
1.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~-9999 %
Facts About Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
1.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Facts About Gold
1.7E-07 22
1.6.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %NA
Facts About Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.8.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Facts About Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.8.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Facts About Radium
1E-13 1.4