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  • 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.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
In 1803
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  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
In 1789
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