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Facts About Fermium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum and Fermium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1952   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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