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Facts About Cobalt and Lawrencium


Facts About Lawrencium and Cobalt


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georg Brandt   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1732   
In 1961–1971   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %   
10
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
21
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
20
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
Not Available   

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