1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
1.2 Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %~-9999 %
1E-08
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1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans