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Facts About Promethium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum and Promethium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1942   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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