1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1944
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans