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Facts About Chromium and Protactinium


Facts About Protactinium and Chromium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chromium is highly reactive, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Ores of Chromites mineral are the major source of Chromium metal.
  • Almost 90% leather tanning is done with the help of chromium.
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In Between 1797 - 1798   
In 1900   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.5 * 10-3 %   
7
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.002 %   
7
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.30 %   
7
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
13
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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