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Facts About Cerium and Hafnium

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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.
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1803
In 1922
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
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1 * 10-6 %
Rank: 16 (Overall)
7 * 10-8 %
Rank: 25 (Overall)
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1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
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~0.0000004 %
Rank: 23 (Overall)
~0.0000001 %
Rank: 26 (Overall)
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1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
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0.00 %
Rank: 27 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 37 (Overall)
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1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
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0.01 %
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 31 (Overall)
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1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
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0.00 %
Rank: 33 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 27 (Overall)
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1.4.6 Abundance In Humans
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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