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Facts About Dysprosium and Protactinium


Facts About Protactinium and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1900   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

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