Facts About Niobium and Thorium
Interesting Facts
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Discovery
In 1801
In 1829
Abundance In Earth's Crust