Facts About Niobium and Ruthenium
Interesting Facts
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
In 1801
In 1844
Abundance In Earth's Crust