1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
2.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
2.3.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.4.1 Abundance In Oceans
2.5.1 Abundance In Humans