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.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.7.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.7.4 Abundance In Meteorites
1.7.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.7.7 Abundance In Oceans
1.8.2 Abundance In Humans