Facts About Cerium and Ruthenium
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.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
In 1803
In 1844
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
4 * 10-7 %
20
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %
23
~0.0000005 %
22
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
27
0.00 %
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
18
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
33
0.00 %
38
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