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Facts About Lithium and Californium


Facts About Californium and Lithium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1950   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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