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Facts About Ruthenium and Lithium


Facts About Lithium and Ruthenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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