Facts About Plutonium and Mercury
Interesting Facts
- Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
- Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
- At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
- A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
- Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Ancient Chinese and Indians
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
Before 2000 BCE
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust