Facts About Holmium and Bismuth
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Claude François Geoffroy
Discovery
In 1878
In 1753
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust