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Facts About Niobium and Beryllium


Facts About Beryllium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1797   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-7 %   
23

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

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