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.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
1.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
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