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Facts About Indium and Californium


Facts About Californium and Indium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1950   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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