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Facts About Promethium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Promethium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1942   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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