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Facts About Lithium and Thulium


Facts About Thulium 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.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Per Teodor Cleve   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.00000002 %   
28

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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