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Facts About Potassium and Nobelium


Facts About Nobelium 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.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1966   

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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