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Facts About Gallium and Curium


Facts About Curium and Gallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   

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