1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
1.2 Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Found in Minerals, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
1.3.2 Discovery
1.5 Abundance
1.5.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %3 * 10-4 %
5E-09
0.11
2.2.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0004 %
1E-08
0.1
2.3.2 Abundance In Meteorites
2.3.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.3.6 Abundance In Oceans
2.3.8 Abundance In Humans