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Facts About Iridium and Cerium


Facts About Cerium 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 .
  
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
29
0.00 %   
27

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
33

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