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Facts About Rhodium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Rhodium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1804   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
36

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
36

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