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Facts About Holmium and Yttrium


Facts About Yttrium and Holmium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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