Facts About Osmium and Actinium
Interesting Facts
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
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Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1803
In 1902
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available