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Facts About Niobium and Promethium


Facts About Promethium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1942   

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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