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Facts About Lithium and Lutetium


Facts About Lutetium 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.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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