Facts About Copper and Protactinium
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.
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
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William Crookes
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1900
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust