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Facts About Iridium and Terbium


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

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
29
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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