Facts About Holmium and Osmium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1878
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %
27
3 * 10-7 %
21
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
28
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
38
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
99+
Not Available
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