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Facts About Potassium and Actinium


Facts About Actinium and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1902  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %  
9
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %  
6
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %  
3
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %  
3
0.00 %  
24

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