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Facts About Chromium and Technetium


Facts About Technetium 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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In Between 1797 - 1798   
In 1937   

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
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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