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Facts About Potassium and Berkelium


Facts About Berkelium 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.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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