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Facts About Neodymium and Dubnium


Facts About Dubnium and Neodymium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1885   
In 1968   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
30
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
20
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
30
Not Available   

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