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- 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.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory