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Facts About Iridium and Actinium


Facts About Actinium and Iridium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
29
Not Available   

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

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