Facts About Niobium and Osmium
Interesting Facts
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1801
In 1803
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available