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Facts About Magnesium and Berkelium


Facts About Berkelium and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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