1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
1.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~-9999 %
1E-08
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1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans