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Facts About Neodymium and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1885   
In 1804   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
30
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
30
Not Available   

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