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Facts About Niobium and Francium


Facts About Francium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

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