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Facts About Indium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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