1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
- A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
- Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %1 * 10-6 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.000004 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans