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Facts About Cerium and Uranium


Facts About Uranium 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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
11

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