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Facts About Lithium and Americium

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1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1817
In 1944
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
Facts About Iron
6 * 10-7 %
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Facts About Iron
~0.00017 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
~-9999 %
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
Facts About Iron
0.00 %
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
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0.00 %
Rank: 44 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
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0.00 %
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.4.6 Abundance In Humans
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0.00 %
Rank: 16 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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