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Facts About Protactinium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum and Protactinium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1900   
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
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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