Facts About Hafnium and Curium
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1922
In 1944
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available