1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
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- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Smithson Tennant
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %3 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %~0.0000002 %
1E-08
0.1
1.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.5.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.5.4 Abundance In Oceans
1.5.5 Abundance In Humans