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Facts About Niobium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
36

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