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Facts About Lutetium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Lutetium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

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