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Facts About Rhenium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Rhenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
36

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