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Facts About Cerium and Titanium


Facts About Titanium 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.
  
  • The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
  • Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1791   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
15

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