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Facts About Lithium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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