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Facts About Copper and Francium


Facts About Francium and Copper


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

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