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Facts About Magnesium and Curium


Facts About Curium 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.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1944   

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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