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Facts About Erbium and Ruthenium


Facts About Ruthenium 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.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Mining   
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Karl Ernst Claus   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1844   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000005 %   
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
38

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