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Facts About Lawrencium and Gadolinium


Facts About Gadolinium and Lawrencium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
In 1961–1971   
In 1880   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38

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