Facts About Holmium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1878
In 1949
Abundance In Universe
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Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Abundance In Oceans
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