Facts About Gold and Lutetium
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1906
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available