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Facts About Nihonium and Cadmium


Facts About Cadmium and Nihonium


Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer   

Discovery
In 2003   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000006 %   
21

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
31

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
11

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