Facts About Holmium and Rutherfordium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1878
In 1964
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Abundance In Oceans
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