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Facts About Cerium and Nickel


Facts About Nickel 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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