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Facts About Cerium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Cerium


Facts

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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
99+

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