Facts About Curium and Thulium
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
- Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Per Teodor Cleve
Discovery
In 1944
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust