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Facts About Lutetium and Zirconium


Facts About Zirconium and Lutetium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
5 * 10-6 %   
13

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
17

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

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