Interesting Facts
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
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
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1942
In 1902
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
-0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
-0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
-0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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