Facts About Gold and Thulium
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.
- Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
- Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Per Teodor Cleve
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1879
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available