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Facts About Promethium and Zirconium


Facts About Zirconium and Promethium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   

Discovery
In 1942   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-6 %   
13

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

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