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Facts About Erbium and Californium


Facts About Californium and Erbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Mining   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1950   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

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