Facts About Osmium and Dubnium
Facts
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.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1803
In 1968
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %
21
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
25
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
28
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
99+
Not Available
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