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- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach