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.
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1803
In 1982
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %-
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %-
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %-
0
1.4
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