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Facts About Niobium and Rhenium


Facts About Rhenium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Masataka Ogawa   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1908   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
2 * 10-8 %   
29

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 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
34

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