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Facts About Fermium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium and Fermium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.07 %  
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
1.50 %  
6

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.04 %  
3

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.20 %  
3

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