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Facts About Curium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium and Curium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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