Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
History
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1860
In 1922
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
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0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
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0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
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0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
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0
1.4
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