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Facts About Lutetium and Cobalt


Facts About Cobalt and Lutetium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Georg Brandt   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1732   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.06 %   
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

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