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Facts About Cerium and Promethium


Facts About Promethium 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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

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